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 large “hump”. The head of the bison is quite large and heavy (a characteristic difference from the bison), decorated with small, steeply curved horns, pointing upward. The entire front part of the body is covered with rather long, coarse, curly hair; on the lower part of the head and neck it forms a “beard.”
With external heaviness, these giants are unexpectedly light and impetuous in their movements, at short distances (200-500 meters) can reach high speed at a gallop.

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