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Final Note

Buffalos, not humans, are the national mammal of the United States

Kai Ryssdal Apr 27, 2016
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The iconic mammal was made official.  Carlo Allegri/Getty Images
Final Note

Buffalos, not humans, are the national mammal of the United States

Kai Ryssdal Apr 27, 2016
The iconic mammal was made official.  Carlo Allegri/Getty Images
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The House of Representatives voted today to make the bison — the buffalo the national mammal of the United StatesMakes sense in that bald eagle kind of way. Iconic. Brought back from the endangered list.

Also, buffalo were vital to the subsistence of Native Americans. But well, aren’t humans the national mammal of the United States?

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