tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post2715320836548764450..comments2024-03-09T05:53:59.542-05:00Comments on Oz and Ends: Favorite Wikipedia Article of the WeekUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-1929091687778093742008-06-25T16:27:00.000-05:002008-06-25T16:27:00.000-05:00Yes, that's an American bison in the photo, but si...Yes, that's an American bison in the photo, but since the posting was about "Buffalo buffalo" I thought it was the most appropriate choice. Unless, of course, the Buffalo zoo has a supply of African buffalo (that buffalo other buffalo).J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-3473277672720485222008-06-24T17:23:00.000-05:002008-06-24T17:23:00.000-05:00That's hilarious! After reading your post, I was c...That's hilarious! After reading your post, I was curious about the difference between buffalo and bison and learned that the animal you have pictured is actually a bison. :) Apparently, both terms are used pretty much interchangeably in the US, but strictly speaking, to call a "bison" a "buffalo" (or vice versa) is incorrect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-23845735257274330642008-06-24T13:30:00.000-05:002008-06-24T13:30:00.000-05:00Brilliant. The picture, however, is of an American...Brilliant. The picture, however, is of an American bison. "Buffalo" rightly refers to the Cape Buffalo of southern and eastern Africa.<BR/><BR/>Assuming that the Buffalo zoo has African bison, the sentence can still be true.<BR/><BR/>This is what comes of too many drawing days at the Natural History Museum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com