THE EUROPEAN BISON. This large and powerful animal which once inhabited nearly the whole of Europe is now almost extinct, except a 



herd which is kept under the protection of the Russian czar in the forest of Bialowitch, in Lithuania. It much resembles the American Bison to which it 

 is closely related, but is naturally a forest dweller, while the American species prefers the plains. The picture represents the animal in its forest home. 

 (Bos bison.) 



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