Buffalo photos for downloading
When publishing any of the photos on this page please credit them to Fermilab. Click on thumbnail photos for medium resolution images. Download high-resolution tiff or jpeg images by right clicking on the high-resolution image links.
|
Fermilab welcomes the public to view its herd of American bison, commonly known as buffalo. The herd grazes on a pasture half a mile from Wilson Hall, Fermilab’s 16-story administrative building.
[ Med Res | High Res ]
|
|
Fermilab’s first director, Robert Wilson, established the bison herd in 1969 as a symbol of the history of the Midwestern prairie and the laboratory’s pioneering research at the frontiers of particle physics.
[ Med Res | High Res ]
|
|
North American bison can reach a height of more than five feet and a weight of 2,500 pounds. They can run at a speed of more than 30 miles an hour.
[ Med Res | High Res ]
|
|
Buffalo babies are usually born in spring, after a gestation of nine months.
[ Med Res | High Res ]
|
Return to Press Release
|
