Young-Adult Buffalo

Young Adult Buffalo

This animal is also called the American Bison.  The term "Buffalo" is actually an older term, derived from the word that French Trappers used for this animal.  The Buffalo or American Bison is a large herding bovine herbivore.  It once lived on the Great Plains of North America in the millions.  Sadly, they were hunted nearly to extinction.  But the last few were saved and now there are herds in many places.   We have seen them most often in Custer State Park in the Black Hills of the state of South Dakota.  We have also seen them at Yellowstone and on an island in the Great Salt Lake.  The island is not called Buffalo Island, it is called Antelope Island.   

.Buffalo can grow to be around 6.6 feet or 2 meters at the shoulder.  They can be 11 feet or 3.35 meters long.  The bulls or males are much larger and heavier than the females or cows.  A large bull can weigh up to around 1610 lbs or 730 kg. 

This drawing is of a young adult female.  She is not near as big as a large male. . . nor is she fully grown.  She probably would weigh about 700 lbs. or 318 kg. at this stage of her life.  She may grow to wiegh around 1100 lbs. or about 500 kg. when fully grown.  

NOTE:  Tonight my ward (congregation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) had a Truck-or-Treat and Chile Cook-off party.  I made Buffalo Chile so I got the bright idea to draw this Buffalo right before we left for the party.  I made 15 copies of the drawing for kids to color at the party.  There were crayons on the table.   Now, a Halloween party usually has witches and ghosts and etc. to color, not Buffalos.  However,  if you got between a female or cow buffalo and her calf you would be VERY scared, I guarantee it!   Printable versions of this drawing will be found by clicking on one of the top buttons labeled. . . . . . All Printables. . . . or . . . . Animals. . . . . . . Scroll down to the bottom of the list for new drawings.