American Bison

North America's largest land animal/Large Land Animals

The American bison (Bison bison) once numbered in the tens of millions across North America before being driven to near-extinction by the late 1800s. They're the largest land animal on the continent and can pivot with the agility of something a quarter their size. Conservation efforts brought them back from fewer than 1,000 individuals, and today their population has recovered to roughly 500,000.