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Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup

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Every year Custer State Park in South Dakota uses private citizens to help with its annual buffalo roundup. 20 people are selected by lottery to help drive the herd about five miles into corrals while 15,000 spectators watch. This year’s roundup will take place Monday, September 26, 2011. Not only…

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American Buffalo

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The American Buffalo (bison bison) is distantly related to the European Bison (wisent). They typically have long brown coats and can be 6 feet tall and 10 feet long, weighing 2,000 pounds. They live 15-25 years with the females having one calf every year. They migrated to America from Asia…

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