American Bison: A Natural History Book

	Foreword
	Preface
1	Bull to Bull and Cow to Bull	5
2	Cow to Cow	23
3	Cow to Calf	28
4	Bison Athletics	41
5	Digestion: Grass to Gas and Chips	47
6	Temperature Control	53
7	Ancestors and Relatives	61
8	How Many? The Bison Population in Primitive America	69
9	The Central Grassland: Where Buffalo Roam When They're at Home	81
10	Wolves and Bison: Myths and Realities	99
11	Buffalo Birds	105
12	Diseases and Parasites	108
13	Pronghorn	120
14	Prairie Dogs	127
15	Badgers	133
16	Coyotes	138
17	Grizzlies	141
18	Ferrets	145
19	Close Encounters of the Buffalo Kind	151
20	To Kill a Bison	158
21	Bison Numbers Before the Great Slaughter	167
22	Where Have All the Bison Gone?	170
23	Attitudes	180
24	Conservation: Then and Now	185
25	A Great Plains Park	202
	Notes	205
	Bibliography	213
	Index	223