Buffalo

Cattle

Buffalo

Cattle

Photo courtesy of South Dakota Department of Tourism

Live longer than cattle

Provide meat

Can handle colder weather

Red-brown color

Can live on lower quality food

Live better in dry areas

Only 250,000 live in the United States

Can be tamed

Provide meat and milk

Shorter coat of hair

Many colors (brown, black, white, and mixed)

Smaller head and front legs

No hump on back

Millions live in the United States

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