Not as cuddly as they look, but genetically important.

Super picture of a Mother and her Baby.

Lovely chunky beasts. The European ones are a different species to the Americans, but can interbreed. They are very similar, but have some differences.
1) On average taller than American bison, and have longer legs.
2) Browse more, and graze less, as their necks are set differently.
3) Nose set further forward than the forehead when the neck is in a neutral position.
4) Body less hairy, though its tail is hairier.
5) Horns point more forward, making them better at fighting with interlocking horns, like domestic cattle, unlike the American bison, which favours charging.
6) Less tameable than their American cousins, and breed with domestic cattle less readily.

We see a lot of them when we are Stateside,depending where we are of course!
Marvellous beasts and the wee ones are sweet, usually ginger coloured.

Remember this time last year we at Teddy Roosevelt Park, North Dakota and at the visitors centre we were able to drive right amongst them!

Lovely !