Bison are large animals with big heavy brown fur. Also called buffalo, they are the largest mammals in North America. They stand about 1.83 meters at the shoulder and weigh up to just over 900 kilograms. In 2016, the American bison was officially named the national mammal of the U.S. Bison once numbered in the millions. Since prehistoric times, they moved around from the Appalachian to the Rocky Mountains in the United States. In the 19th century, people hunted them for meat and hides people used the skin and fur to make products. They were down to only a few hundred animals by the late 1880s, according to the U.S. Department of the Interior. Now their numbers are growing. There are an estimated 500,000 bison living in North America. They are increasing in part because they are helping restore lands in the U.S.
Title: Bison Help Restore Natural Habitat
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1854/bison_habitat.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Bison Help Restore Natural Habitat' data-article-id='2371'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='6042'>Bison are large animals with big heavy brown fur.</span> <span data-start-time='6042' data-end-time='13042'>Also called buffalo, they are the largest mammals in North America.</span> <span data-start-time='13042' data-end-time='25313'>They stand about 1.83 meters at the shoulder and weigh up to just over 900 kilograms.</span> <span data-start-time='25313' data-end-time='35146'>In 2016, the American bison was officially named the national mammal of the U.S.</span> <span data-start-time='35146' data-end-time='38958'>Bison once numbered in the millions.</span> <span data-start-time='38958' data-end-time='48854'>Since prehistoric times, they moved around from the Appalachian to the Rocky Mountains in the United States.</span> <span data-start-time='48854' data-end-time='60250'>In the 19th century, people hunted them for meat and hides people used the skin and fur to make products.</span> <span data-start-time='60250' data-end-time='71771'>They were down to only a few hundred animals by the late 1880s, according to the U.S. Department of the Interior.</span> <span data-start-time='71771' data-end-time='75250'>Now their numbers are growing.</span> <span data-start-time='75250' data-end-time='83104'>There are an estimated 500,000 bison living in North America.</span> <span data-start-time='83104' data-end-time='91229'>They are increasing in part because they are helping restore lands in the U.S.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1854/bison_habitat.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=8618 data-hint-location='35146' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1854/what_does_numbered_mean.m4a'>What does numbered mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='add up to'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1854/millions.m4a'><span>millions</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1854/how_many.m4a'><span>how many</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1854/more_than.m4a'><span>more than</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1854/add_up_to.m4a'><span>add up to</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=8619 data-hint-location='71771' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1854/what_is_now_happening_to_the_bison.m4a'>What is now happening to the bison?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='their numbers are growing'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1854/they_are_being_hunted.m4a'><span>they are being hunted</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1854/they_damage_land.m4a'><span>they damage land</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1854/their_numbers_are_growing.m4a'><span>their numbers are growing</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1854/they_move_around.m4a'><span>they move around</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=8620 data-hint-location='6042' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1854/bison_are_also_called__blank_.m4a'>Bison are also called <span class='blank'>buffalo</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='buffalo'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1854/cows.m4a'><span>cows</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1854/mammals.m4a'><span>mammals</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1854/endangered.m4a'><span>endangered</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1854/buffalo.m4a'><span>buffalo</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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