When escaping from a chase, the animal easily jumps over fallen trees or a meter -long ditch, and in zoos, standing on its hind legs or running, it can climb over a fence 2-3 meters high.Bison, unlike bison, live in very small herds. Matriarchy reigns in the herd: the head of the flock is the elderly, most experienced female, who determines the...

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This massive, heavily built ungulate is the largest living in the forests of Europe. Perhaps, only the elk can be a little taller, but the bison is heavier: old bulls weigh 800-900 kilograms (very rarely, but sometimes up to a ton). It is not very large in length - about 3 meters, but the front part of the body is very massive due to the...

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