American bison becomes country’s first national mammal
Q. US President Barack Obama has signed National Bison Legacy Act to make the American bison the first national ___________ of the country.- Published on 16 May 16a. Mammal
b. Animal
c. Symbol
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Mammal
US President Barack Obama has signed National Bison Legacy Act into law officially making the American bison the country’s first national mammal.
- With this, Bison, the animal that once roamed North America, joins the ranks of the Bald Eagle as the official symbol of the country. Its designation as national mammal do not hampers bald eagle’s position as the national animal because eagle that is birthed through eggs in not a mammal.
- Millions of bison once roamed the Great Plains. About 500,000 now live in the U.S. but most of those have been cross-bred with cattle, and are semi-domesticated. About 30,000 wild bison roam the country, with the largest population in Yellowstone National Park.
