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In American English, both buffalo and bison are considered correct terms for the American bison. [16] However, in British English, the word buffalo is reserved for the African buffalo and water buffalo and not used for the bison. [17] In English usage, the term buffalo was used to refer to the American mammal as early as 1625. [18]
Although colloquially referred to as a buffalo in the United States and Canada, [2] it is only distantly related to the true buffalo. The North American species is composed of two subspecies, the Plains bison , B. b. bison , and the wood bison , B. b. athabascae , which is the namesake of Wood Buffalo National Park in Canada.
In the late 1860s, private citizens independently began to capture and shelter bison. [20] In 1874, both houses of Congress passed H.R. 921, To prevent the useless slaughter of buffaloes within the territories of the United States, but President Ulysses S. Grant did not sign it, resulting in a pocket veto. [21]
Another F5 tornado initially touched down in Ohio County in Indiana, before tracking into Kentucky and then crossing state lines into Hamilton County. 3 people were killed, and multiple homes were destroyed. [51] An F4 tornado moved through Cincinnati, destroying various structure in the northern portion of the city and killing 2 people. [51]
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Grisly video has emerged of a blood-soaked woman after she was allegedly caught killing and eating a cat in Ohio — but she’s neither a Haitian migrant nor anywhere near Springfield.
Mid-December 2007 North American winter storms; ... December 21–24, 2004, North American winter storm; Ohio Fireworks Derecho; New York State Labor Day derechos; F.