European Bison
Bison bonasus
Large small relative
The European Bison is the largest land mammal in Europe and the “smaller relative” of the American Bison, with a shoulder height of up to two metres. Up to 20 females live among themselves, led by a leading cow. Adult bulls live separate from the females outside the mating season.
Charakteristics
- Origin
Central and Eastern Europe
- Habitat
Caucasus (since 1927 extinct in the wild)
- Diet
Branches, leaves, grass, bark
- Status
vulnerable, first reintroduced with zoo stock in the 1950s
- Size
2,9 m
- Weight
Female up to 600 kg
Male up to 1 t - Gestation period
approx. 266 days
- Achievable age
up to 25 years
Threat Categories of IUCN
