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To: faithhopecharity

“Bisons weight 1400 pounds,
bisons come equipped with horns
and can run 64 km/hour (40 mph)”

Just as a comparison, the original Volkswagen Beetle weighed 1800 pounds, also came equipped with a horn, and could run 100 km/hr or more (60 mph).

But it is likely the bison would win a confrontation despite the seemingly superior specs of the Beetle.


69 posted on 08/03/2018 12:10:28 AM PDT by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O'Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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To: steve86

What’s the difference between a buffalo and a bison? Answer: you can’t wash your face in a buffalo.


70 posted on 08/03/2018 12:36:58 AM PDT by faithhopecharity ( "Politicans aren't born, they're excreted." -Marcus Tillius Cicero (3 BCE))
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To: steve86

Actually bison weigh in at 2,000 pounds. That’s a ton. Some males can weigh as much as 2,700 lbs. They can also run at a lopping gallop of 35 mph. I’m not kidding. I researched this info. A human can do maybe 15 mph tops for maybe about a thousand yards at most. Think about it. If you were stupid enough to piss this animal off and were on level ground with no place to run and hide or get up a tree perhaps, this thing could catch you pretty quick and make a mess out of you. That’s why wolves don’t bother with this animal unless they’re very hungry and they come across a sick or injured bison that has become separated from the herd. Because they’re seldom preyed upon it’s apparent as to why they appear to be an ornery kind of creature. This is definitely not an animal to screw around with.


72 posted on 08/03/2018 12:54:58 AM PDT by jmacusa (Made it Ma, top of the world!'')
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