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Buffalo or Bison
What’s the difference?
This is a Bison
The North American bison is commonly known as a buffalo, or an American buffalo. This nickname often causes confusion.
People often confuse the American buffalo with the Cape or African buffalo and the Asian water buffalo.
Now You Know
These animals are all different, but they do have one thing in common – they’re all called buffalo.
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