Believe it or not, there's a retired rancher in Alberta--and a few others--who keep Bison as HOUSE PETS! The one in Alberta, a Plains Bison, not a Canadian Woods Bison, has been quite a celebrity, Bailey's his name--3K#'s of Bovine Love. I forget the rancher's name, but he got Bailey way back when he was one of those darling bandy-legged little cinnamon colored calves. As a wee fellow, he was something of a LAP-Bison, but that phase only lasted about 6 months(Laughs!!). He grew up loving people, is gentle, affectionate, and with intelligence and a sense of humor that his human daddy has compared to that of his dogs (which are Bailey's playmates). Yes, he does go into Mommie's and Daddy's house--tall ceilings and doorways; extra-wide passageways; substantial foundation slab; and, reinforced staircases, if Bailey wants to visit you in a bedroom. He enjoys watching the telly (I suspect Rugby matches are his favorite viewing fare, as a scrum may resemble milling Bison herds!) where he'll repose and form a bit of a living sofa for people to relax against. He rides into town in an old customized Oldsmobile sedan with the passenger cabin cut down to house his enormous bod. He sometimes goes into a pub with Daddy, where he'll grasp a Molson/Labatt's/Moosehead in his incisors, toss back that great shaggy head, and guzzle away! Always a treat for the townspeople, when Bailey is there. He films TV commercials for banks, real estates chains, ski resorts, and other ad clients. It could get interesting to give him a bath & shampoo! I wouldn't rightly know, but during his Spring molts, he must leave maybe 50 pounds of Bison wool behind. Could be interesting stuff, to clean, card, mill, and spin into yarn that can actually be knitted into comfortable sweaters and afghan blankets! I wish that I could meet Bailey and spend some time with him, and that's no BULL (pun intended).
According to AZGF they are “pure” - That being said, Buffalo Jones was known for his experiments with cross breeding bison and cattle. Considering some of this heard came from him, it’s hard to imagine there aren’t some cattle genes from his breeding.
Super sad news: NPS will be having volunteers come in to kill hundreds of bison in the grand canyon this year. The current population is around 600 and there goal is to get it below 200. Truly devastating! 😞
We are still not educated to understand other life forms relation and interrelation to our planet’s sustainability’, This will take hundreds of years. However, somehow, the Africans know this, although we are told that they are backward. That is the only country with Serengeti’s. Still can’t figure this out.
The European Bison is EXTREMELY similar, called the Wisent. Originally, they ranged from Western Russia, down into the Balkans and Turkey, westwards into the plains of France. As supremely evil and ghoulish as were the Nazis and Hermann Goering--we hate to admit it--but Reichsmarschall Goering at Hitler's behest and for his own prerogatives, saved this beast from extinction, the forests and steppes of Poland making up the relict range, when there were ONLY about 250 of these noble beasts left. They received the SS Runes brandings upon their rumps, as there was a special SS battalion that was detailed to protect them. Any harassment, let alone hunting of these beasts, could earn you a one-way trip to the concentration or extermination camps, if not an on-the-spot summary execution.
One note of clarification: Lake Mary is the result of damming Walnut creek not Oak creek. Made a slip of tongue when talking about the history.
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Believe it or not, there's a retired rancher in Alberta--and a few others--who keep Bison as HOUSE PETS! The one in Alberta, a Plains Bison, not a Canadian Woods Bison, has been quite a celebrity, Bailey's his name--3K#'s of Bovine Love. I forget the rancher's name, but he got Bailey way back when he was one of those darling bandy-legged little cinnamon colored calves. As a wee fellow, he was something of a LAP-Bison, but that phase only lasted about 6 months(Laughs!!). He grew up loving people, is gentle, affectionate, and with intelligence and a sense of humor that his human daddy has compared to that of his dogs (which are Bailey's playmates). Yes, he does go into Mommie's and Daddy's house--tall ceilings and doorways; extra-wide passageways; substantial foundation slab; and, reinforced staircases, if Bailey wants to visit you in a bedroom. He enjoys watching the telly (I suspect Rugby matches are his favorite viewing fare, as a scrum may resemble milling Bison herds!) where he'll repose and form a bit of a living sofa for people to relax against. He rides into town in an old customized Oldsmobile sedan with the passenger cabin cut down to house his enormous bod. He sometimes goes into a pub with Daddy, where he'll grasp a Molson/Labatt's/Moosehead in his incisors, toss back that great shaggy head, and guzzle away! Always a treat for the townspeople, when Bailey is there. He films TV commercials for banks, real estates chains, ski resorts, and other ad clients. It could get interesting to give him a bath & shampoo! I wouldn't rightly know, but during his Spring molts, he must leave maybe 50 pounds of Bison wool behind. Could be interesting stuff, to clean, card, mill, and spin into yarn that can actually be knitted into comfortable sweaters and afghan blankets! I wish that I could meet Bailey and spend some time with him, and that's no BULL (pun intended).
Love your passion. Keep it up!
So majestic!
Exceptional content 👍
Nice Marty McFly vest!😄
and here I thought I knew all there was to know about bison. This guy is full of info.
Very impressive 🙌
Wonderfully done! Thank you. Do you know if this bison herd has cattle genetics?
According to AZGF they are “pure” - That being said, Buffalo Jones was known for his experiments with cross breeding bison and cattle. Considering some of this heard came from him, it’s hard to imagine there aren’t some cattle genes from his breeding.
Super sad news: NPS will be having volunteers come in to kill hundreds of bison in the grand canyon this year. The current population is around 600 and there goal is to get it below 200. Truly devastating! 😞
That’s fucking ridiculous can’t they at least relocate them to help out populations in other areas or maybe even create new populations?
I just saw some news video about them hunting some of the Bison at the Grand Canyon.😢
We are still not educated to understand other life forms relation and interrelation to our planet’s sustainability’,
This will take hundreds of years. However, somehow, the Africans know this, although we are told that they are backward. That is the only country with Serengeti’s. Still can’t figure this out.
2nd best commercial I've ever seen, 2nd only to the Groove Ring
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Thank you! That’s awesome!
Bison now live in north America and Eurasia
You know there’s actually a European bison - the wisent, or ‘bison bonasus’. Also brought back from extinction.
The European Bison is EXTREMELY similar, called the Wisent. Originally, they ranged from Western Russia, down into the Balkans and Turkey, westwards into the plains of France. As supremely evil and ghoulish as were the Nazis and Hermann Goering--we hate to admit it--but Reichsmarschall Goering at Hitler's behest and for his own prerogatives, saved this beast from extinction, the forests and steppes of Poland making up the relict range, when there were ONLY about 250 of these noble beasts left. They received the SS Runes brandings upon their rumps, as there was a special SS battalion that was detailed to protect them. Any harassment, let alone hunting of these beasts, could earn you a one-way trip to the concentration or extermination camps, if not an on-the-spot summary execution.
Would it blow your mind to learn the Earth is only 6000 years old? Also, that carbon dating doesnt work on items older than 20,000 years old. :)
Land bridge? That was debunked before this video. It's there another explanation and unprovable time-lines?
Also native people rounded up a small number.