The wisent is considered the European version of this animal once essential to the lives of the Plains Indians
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50,000 years of history of the European bison traced through ancient DNA ... 
During the glaciation period, this first population of ancient wisent was... [DOC] [TLE] North American Bison | ... bison bonasus or european bison is larger ... [PAR] Animal Buffalo Bison, Zecret Buffalo, Buffalo Pics, Buffalo Bison Calf S, ...