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Custer State Park welcomes first “Lil Cinnamon” to bison herd
Custer State Park welcomed it s first baby bison, a boy, to the world on Wednesday. The park estimates that it will have 400-450 calves this year.
April 1, 2021
CUSTER STATE PARK, S.D. The first “Lil Cinnamon” is here.
“We’ve had ’em earlier than this and we’ve had them later than this,” said Lydia Austin, the Interpretive Programs Manager for Custer State Park.
Every year around this time, Custer State Park welcomes more bison calves to its herd.
The bison rut, or mating period, starts in late July or early August and nine months later, you get what they call “Lil Cinnamon.”