Look How Handsome I Am

Look How Handsome I Am

This is the start of the breeding season for the American Bison Bison bison in Yellowstone National Park. The male in the image is exibiting a behavior known as tending, in which he will follow the female around keeping other males away untill he is allowed to mate.
The American Bison is the largest member of the bovine family reaching a size of 2 meters tall, 3 meters long and weighing up to 1,000 kg. There are about 3,500 bison living in the park today, that originating from only 23 animals that were left due to extensive hunting in the 1800s.

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