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Icon and subject of everything from educational entertainment attractions like Abilene's Frontier Texas to the mascot of West Texas A&M University, the American buffalo is a cornerstone figure in the history and culture of the Southwest and stands as the national mammal of the US. However, despite their ubiquity in iconography, many Texans have never seen a living buffalo. What happened to them, and where do they roam today?
In honor of National Bison Day, the U.S. Department of Energy s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois has published a series of photos honoring the national mammal of the United States.