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Old 07-22-2010, 07:55 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by KC Fish View Post
A bison can jump damn near 6 feet in the air. I'd never believe it if I hadn't seen it for myself. My uncles raise a couple bison every year for meat. They had to replace the fence with a much higher fence because the damn things jumped it like a gazelle. They live right next to the highway near McPherson, and one of the bison jumped the fence and ended up on the interstate. Bad deal.

They can be pretty aggressive when they're pissed....
After reading the link Bwana posted, I'm not surprised. This is what was said about the bison in the link:
The Bison is More Like the Mountain Goat Than the Buffalo

In contrast to the buffalo, the bison is more like its cousins the mountain goat, muskox and bighorn sheep.

Read more at Suite101: The Bison is Not a Buffalo: Clearing up Confusion About the Biggest Land Animal in North America http://mammals.suite101.com/article....#ixzz0uSyk86my
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