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Male or female
This article is entirely dedicated to the young bulls. With a lot of luck I had the opportunity to take some photos of one in profile. The drooping tuft of hair on the lower abdomen that marks the foreskin of the penis is characteristic of a budding bull. The longevity of the very young calves quickly gives way to the normal construction of the bison and this little one already looks mighty big. Only next to his mother does it become clear how small he really is.
Age characteristics
The size of the horns also offers a good opportunity to determine the age quite accurately. Here we see a one-year-old with the horns not yet bent inwards. Its weight will be around 150 kg. The new calves will be born in May, but the signs of the cows cannot be seen for me, because the young are relatively small and, at 25 kg, represent only a small part of the total mass of around 400 kg.
Männlich oder weiblich
Dieser Artikel ist ganz den jungen Bullen gewidmet. Mit viel Glück hatte ich die Möglichkeit einige Fotos von einem im Profil zu machen. Karakteristisch für einen angehenden Bullen ist das herabhängenden Haarbüschel am Unterbauch das die Penisvorhaut markiert. Die Langstagsigkeit der ganz jungen Kälber weicht recht schnell dem normalen Bau des Wisents und dieser Kleine schaut bereits mächtig groß aus. Erst neben seiner Mutter wird sichtbar wie klein er doch noch wirklich ist.
Altersmerkmale
Die Größe der Hörner bietet ebenfalls eine gute Möglichkeit das Alter recht genau zu bestimmen. Hier sehen wir einen Einjährigen bei dem die Hörner noch nicht nach innen gebogen sind. Sein Gewicht wird etwa 150 kg betragen. Im Mai werden die neuen Kälber geboren, die Anzeichen bei den Kühen sind allerdings für mich nicht zu erkennen, da die Jungen relativ klein und mit 25 kg nur einen kleinen Anteil der Gesamtmasse von etwa 400 kg darstellen.
Date: 08 December 2019
Camera: Canon EOS 200D
Lens: Tamron 70-210 mm F/4 Di VC USD
Edit: darktable
See you next time! / Bis nächstes Mal!
Thank you for your attention! / Danke für Deine Aufmerksamkeit!
Original content by
Schaman Gerbert 
Hard to believe that, and very sad to think, once hundreds of thousands of these remarkable mammals freely roamed the western regions of the United States...
It is hard to get them back into the wilderness with so many people around here in Europa. But we try hard to get them back. My photos are part of a documentation series. More to follow ...
It all starts with one small step and a leap of faith. I look forward to seeing additional parts of your buffalo documentary!🐃
The next part is online with links to all previous parts, have fun!
Such beautiful animals. If only we would have taken better care of them... Lovely photos my friend. Thanks for sharing.
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