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Bison – Return of a True American

Season 2 Episode 205

The web of life revolves around the biology of Bison.

When you think about prairie you probably at least indirectly think about grazing. If you think about cattle or cowboys, you’re thinking about grazing. Grazing has been an integral part of what has happened in the Great Plains for eons. The ecology of this place originally developed around a native grazer. The web of life here revolves around the biology of Bison.

AIR DATE 5/3/14

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