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Brilliant facts about the American bison ©Getty Images Not only is the bison one of the most iconic animals in North America, but it's actually the United States' national mammal.

The organization that he, President Theodore Roosevelt and others formed in 1905 to help save the animal from extinction was named the American Bison Association ... we end up with two names ...

LIFE CYCLE: Bison reach sexual maturity at two or three years of age. They live up to 25 years. FEEDING: Plains bison graze on grasses and sedges of the North American prairies. Their daily schedule ...