Buffalo (Bison bison) at the Refuge: During the winter months, buffalo use their massive heads as shovels to dig through snow to uncover dried grasses Bison have an excellent sense of hearing and smell Buffalo cannot see very well, so an entire herd can stampede if it is startled	Home Elk Maps Kid Stuff Get Involved News/Events Refuge Goals Bookstore Research Educators History Photo Contest Links E-mail     Become a Member or a Volunteer Today! Call 515 994-3400   or   Click here for an online Membership or Volunteer Application Form
In the spring, buffalo shed their heavy winter coats To hasten shedding and to relieve their itching skin, buffalo rub against large stones and trees Soon their dark brown wooly winter coats hang in tatters Bison wallow in the dust and mud to keep cool and to sooth irritating insect bites
	Male buffalo try to prove themselves the most fit by charging each other and butting heads The bulls bellow hoarsely, lower their heads, and paw the earth defiantly Bulls rarely fight to the death Males live alone most of the year, but during the breeding season, mid-to-late summer, the bulls join the cows and young bison herd
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