Sunday, June 22, 2014

June 19 Palmer to Seward con't

More on the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center  The reintroduction of the largest land mammal on the North American continent.  Any Guesses?????
Ta da, the wood bison!  They roamed the Alaskan wilderness for centuries  before becoming extinct in Alaska due to over hunting.  They are larger than the Plains bison and look slightly different.  Shaggier and longer hair on the heads and smaller rear ends but larger in general.  Here's a picture of a very good specimen.

Some mom's and babies.


More beautiful scenery along the way to Seward. (Lana and I had to get in one of these pictures!)

Hold your tail high and keep it a waggin'
Jack

1 comment:

  1. Have never heard of that kind of bison-I guess you learn something new everyday. With these blogs Jack, I've been learning many new things everyday. Thanks for sharing. Oh BTW, I saw another flying pig at the Bakken BBQ last Friday in Dickinson-I wonder if that is a sign... Hmmm.

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