However, buffalo (Syncerus caffer) and bison (Bison bison) are two entirely different animal species. They are both members of the cow family. What is the real difference between bison and buffalo?

The American bison is an incredibly interesting critter. Sometimes called buffalo, this name is a misnomer and suggests that the American bison is somehow related to the buffalo of the Old World.

And the tombstone for “Buffalo Bill” Cody doesn’t need to be corrected. Top photo: Bison from the Wichita National Bison Herd, southwestern Oklahoma. Courtesy of The Library of Congress It ...