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Home, home on the Range
(The Prairie)
Now, conductor Lauren Gazelle is off to visit the prairie land of North America. Let's audition some more of the conductor's potential picks for his symphony.
Bison
copyright picture to Smithsonian Instititution
Bison are found in North America. They are also known as buffalo, but the true bufffalo is an Asian animal. They almost became extinct a century ago, but thanks to conservation efforts there are now reserves such as Yellowstone National Park set aside to keep the bison from disapearing.
Elk (or Moose)
Moose can be found in Canada
and the United States.
In the winter time, Moose stay in large groups, but
when the spring comes, they break up again. They are usually very solitary
animals. There is sometimes confusion about Moose and Elk because
people in different countries use the same names for different animals.
What people in the United States call an Elk is the second largest member of the
deer family. Early European explorers called them Elk because they resembled
European Elk or Moose. However what North Americans call "Moose," Europeans
sometimes call "Elk." Because the American Elk is not very closely related
biologically to the European Elk, the American Indian term "Wapiti" is
sometimes used interchanably to identify that animal.
Prairie Dog
Prairie Dogs are most common in North America These mammals can be seen standing on their back feet, trying to get a long view of the flat prairie.
Load up the dog sled, we're off to the north and south poles.
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