Audio

Humps, Hooves, and Horns

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

Transcript

Chorus: humps, hooves, and horns, Bison bison humps, hooves and horns, that’s no buffalo humps, hooves and horns, Bison bison humps, hooves and horns, that’s no buffalo humps, hooves and horns, humps, hooves and horns, humps hooves and horns thousands of years ago in the Ice Age, Bison antiquus roamed all over the place standing 8 feet tall, his horns were 6 feet long, livin’ in the Pleistocene you had to be strong they developed adaptations they passed them to their kin, today we know this animal…as a bison they got a… Chorus hundreds a years ago almost sea to sea, millions of bison roamin’ wild and free travellin’ in their herds sometimes a mile wide, sacred to many their lives were intertwined they provided food more than a general store their medicine was power, story and lore…they got a… Chorus not so long ago our country moved out West, bison were overhunted almost none were left they needed some protection before they disappeared lucky for the bison a refuge did appear Yellowstone was set aside so we could see, the bison roamin’ whoooo wild and free they got a…. Chorus

Description

An original song by Ranger Jeff Wolin about bison and Yellowstone

Duration

3 minutes, 37 seconds

Credit

NPS/Jeff Wolin

Date Created

01/18/2013

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