How wild bison survived near extinction in Yellowstone

Why bison have massive humps on their backs

Park Ranger Beth Taylor explains how bison use the bone and muscle in their humps to swing their massive heads and plow through deep snow for grass.

How Bison Use Muscle Humps as Snowplows

A park ranger shares how a newborn bison calf stood up and began walking just 40 minutes after birth to keep pace with the herd.

Bison Calves Walk Within 40 Minutes of Birth

From 30 million to only 24 wild bison left

Historical eradication campaigns wiped out tens of millions of bison across the plains, leaving barely two dozen animals surviving in Yellowstone.

From 30 Million to Just 24: The Bison Near Extinction

[01:37] How Bison Use Muscle Humps as Snowplows
[03:09] Bison Calves Walk Within 40 Minutes of Birth
[04:34] From 30 Million to Just 24: The Bison Near Extinction

How wild bison survived near extinction in Yellowstone

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