American Bison ( Bison bison ) Fact Sheet: Taxonomy History Some 14 North American species were named prior to 1852 when Leidy studied available specimens and described two fossil species and recognized one living species of bison Bison taxonomy underwent a long period of taxonomic splitting that resulted in some 10 fossil species recognized in North America by Skinner and Kaisen in 1947
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Lynx and Bobcat - San Diego Zoo Animals Plants A subspecies of Eurasian lynx, the Siberian lynx, is the largest of all; some males can weigh up to 84 pounds (38 kilograms) Large paws with fur on the soles give Eurasian lynx traction; long legs also help when walking in deep snow
It bears repeating | San Diego Zoo Wildlife Explorers But when you're talking about real, live types of bears, there are considered to be eight species of bears: black bears, brown bears (also called grizzly bears), polar bears, Asiatic black bears, sloth bears, Andean bears, sun bears and, of course, the giant panda bear
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