The American prairies were traversed in the nineteenth century by broad bison roads, made by herds of buffalo moving several beasts abreast, and then used by early settlers as they pushed westwards across the Great Plains. 十九世纪时北美大草原上横亘着条条宽广的野牛之路,它们是成群的北美野牛数头一排并肩迁徙时留下的,后来北美早期移民就沿着这些道路穿过大平原去开拓西域。
The rare European bison has a smaller head than the American bison and is slightly taller. 稀有的欧洲野牛的头比美洲野牛的小,但个儿略微高些。
European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison. The ranchers raised buffalo for their meat. 欧洲的野牛,其头比美洲野牛的小且高。
The European bison ( Bison bonasus) having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison. 欧洲野牛一种比北美野牛的头小且高的欧洲野牛(欧洲野牛野牛属)
A hundred and fifty years ago a plainsman could kill an American bison, cut out only the tongue for his dinner, and discard the rest of the animal. 一百五十年前,平地居民杀死野牛,只割下牛舌头做晚餐,其它的弃掉。
The American bison, or buffaloes, once roamed the western prairies. Today, only a few thousand remain, mostly on protected, fenced game reserves ( 2). 美洲野牛,或者水牛,曾经在西部草原上自由地游来走去。现在,只剩下几千头了,大部分在有栅栏的野生动物保护区内。
North American bison differ from domestic cattle in the number of their ribs. 北美野牛和驯养牛的肋骨数目不一样。