Scientifically, the term buffalo is incorrect for the North American species; its proper Latin name is Bison bison. However, common usage has made the term buffalo an acceptable synonym for the American bison. (from The American Buffalo in Transition, by J. Albert Rorabacher.).
Life cycle. Life cycle, in biology, the series of changes that the members of a species undergo as they pass from the beginning of a given developmental stage to the inception of that same developmental stage in a subsequent generation.
Life Cycles - Plants & Animals. All living things (organisms) have a life cycle. They are born, they grow up, they reproduce and they die. Different groups of organisms have different kinds of life cycles. The life cycle of an insect is very different from the life cycle of a mammal or a reptile. In this collection see the life cycles of many kinds of animals illustrated for you to examine.