Buffalo The Great Animal Of The Plains Buffalos or bison are one of the beasts that used to freely roam the Wild West. They are one of the strongest and most powerful animals in North America. Millions once roamed the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Today they're far fewer and less common. Most buffaloes live in national parks and protected areas. What Do Buffaloes Look Like? Buffaloes are very large animals that sort of resemble …showed first 75 words of 878 total…

…showed last 75 words of 878 total…was started to protect them. Today about 140,000 buffaloes live in the United States and Canada. In recent years some people have hoped the bison will again roam the Great Plains. Since the bison can adapt to cold winters and hot summers in the West. They can survive on the prairie grasses that cattle do not like to eat and so with hope maybe there will be huge heads of buffalo on the western prairies again.