Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Foreword Preface Part One. Relationships, Relationships 1. Bull to Bull and Cow to Bull 2. Cow to Cow 3. Cow to Calf Part Two. The Machinery of a Bison's Life 4. Bison Athletics 5. Digestion: Grass to Gas and Chips 6. Temperature Control Part Three. Whence They Came Forth, and How Much They Multiplied 7. Ancestors and Relatives 8. How Many? Bison Population in Primitive America Part Four. The Bison's Neighborhood 9. The Central Grassland: Where Buffalo Roam When They're at Home Part Five. The Bison's Neighbors 10. Wolves and Bison: Myths and Realities 11. Buffalo Birds 12. Diseases and Parasites 13. Pronghorn 14. Prairie Dogs 15. Badgers 16. Coyotes 17. Grizzlies 18. Ferrets Part Six. Human and Buffalo 19. Close Encounters of the Buffalo Kind 20. To Kill a Bison 21. Bison Numbers before the Great Slaughter 22. Where Have All the Bison Gone? 23. Attitudes 24. Conservation: Then and Now 25. A Great Plains Park Notes Bibliography Index

About the Author

Dale F. Lott (1934-2004) was Professor Emeritus of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology at the University of California, Davis. He is the author of Intraspecific Variation in the Social Systems of Wild Vertebrates (1991).

Reviews

"Dale Lott relies on imagination and careful science to rebuild the world of the bison. Merging a lifetime of research with his own quirky enthusiasm for the topic, Lott delivers an informative yet hugely entertaining story full of passion, humor, and deep personal knowledge."--David Lucas, "California Wild"

"Dale Lott relies on imagination and careful science to rebuild the world of the bison. Merging a lifetime of research with his own quirky enthusiasm for the topic, Lott delivers an informative yet hugely entertaining story full of passion, humor, and deep personal knowledge."--David Lucas, "California Wild"