Wisent
Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology
(v´snt), name for the European bison, Bison bonasus. It is a close relative of the American bison, B. bison.
Wisent is from wisunt (German) a bison. Bison (Latin) a bison. Also bison (Greek) a species of wild ox, bison. Bonasus (Latin) a type of buffalo.
Wisent (European bison)
Class: Mammalia
Status: Endangered
*Please note that some of these animals may not be part of our current collection.
Wisent have lived as long as 28 years in captivity although in the wild their lifespan is shorter. Productive breeding years are between 4 and 20 years old in females and only between 6 and 12 years old in males.
Bison bonasus (Wisent)
Bos taurus taurus (Heck Cattle)
Bos taurus (Cattle)
Camelus bactrianus (Bactrian Camel)
Camelus dromedarius (Dromedary Camel)
Capra ibex (Alpine Ibex)
Capreolus capreolus (Roe Deer)
Cervus elaphus maral
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Bison is a taxonomic group containing six species of large even-toed ungulates within the subfamily Bovinae. Only two of these species still exist: the American Bison (B. bison) and the European Bison, or wisent (B. bonasus).
In reference to this animal, the term "buffalo," which dates to 1635, has a much longer history than the term "bison," which was first recorded in 1774. The American bison is more closely related to the wisent or European bison.
 See also: American Bison, Deer, Bison, Cattle, Antelope
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