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America’s official mammal, the bison, gets a bronze tribute for the country’s 250th birthday
Three bronze bison statues honoring the national mammal highlight conservation success and commemorate its near extinction in the 1800s, displayed at the Smithsonian.
- The national mammal of the United States, the bison, has three bronze statues on permanent display outside the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington to celebrate America's 250th birthday.
- Bison were nearly driven to extinction in the 1800s, but conservation efforts have revived their population, as the statues symbolize.
- Paleoartist Gary Staab sculpted the larger-than-life statues, depicting a bull, cow, and calf, which took four months to complete.
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America's Official Mammal, the Bison, Gets Bronze Tribute for Country's 250th Birthday
The national mammal of the United States is getting in on America's 250th birthday celebration. Three bison statues cast in bronze have taken up a permanent display outside the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington. The pieces — which are larger than real-life bison — made their public debut in the nation's capital on Friday, The Associated Press reported.
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America's official mammal, the bison, gets a bronze tribute for the country's 250th birthday
The national mammal of the United States is getting in on America’s 250th birthday celebration. Three bison statues cast in bronze have taken up a permanent display outside the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington.
·United States
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