Buffalo
Buffalo were prized by Natives. Natives would use every part of them. The herds of buffalo were huge. Until the whites arrived....
Once the whites started to come over buffalo numbers dropped dramatically. Huge herds of buffalo were killed for meat. While some were killed just for fun. Buffalo were omnivores, which meant that they ate plants. Buffalo grazed, which means to slowly walk while eating grass. There weight ranged from 700-2000 lbs. They were hunted for meat and there skins. Some people that worked for the railroad companies killed buffalo so that they would get in the way of the trains.
Buffalo populations have recovered some, but it would take a while to get back to normal. Buffalo are big animals and not much could take them down, but cliffs and bullets.
Below is a picture of two native teens hunting buffalo:
Once the whites started to come over buffalo numbers dropped dramatically. Huge herds of buffalo were killed for meat. While some were killed just for fun. Buffalo were omnivores, which meant that they ate plants. Buffalo grazed, which means to slowly walk while eating grass. There weight ranged from 700-2000 lbs. They were hunted for meat and there skins. Some people that worked for the railroad companies killed buffalo so that they would get in the way of the trains.
Buffalo populations have recovered some, but it would take a while to get back to normal. Buffalo are big animals and not much could take them down, but cliffs and bullets.
Below is a picture of two native teens hunting buffalo: