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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.
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).
Brilliant. The picture, however, is of an American bison. "Buffalo" rightly refers to the Cape Buffalo of southern and eastern Africa.
ReplyDeleteAssuming that the Buffalo zoo has African bison, the sentence can still be true.
This is what comes of too many drawing days at the Natural History Museum.
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.
ReplyDeleteYes, 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).
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