Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: Buffalo

Photo: A remote camera captures a leopard and a cape buffalo carcass.

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A remote camera captures a leopard and a cape buffalo carcass.

Picture of a female American bison (Bison bison) named Mary Ann at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

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A female American bison (Bison bison) named Mary Ann at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

Picture of a female American bison (Bison bison) named Mary Ann at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

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A female American bison (Bison bison) named Mary Ann at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

Picture of a female American bison (Bison bison) named Mary Ann at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

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A female American bison (Bison bison) named Mary Ann at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

Picture of an African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) named Wheezy at the Tulsa Zoo.

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An African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) named Wheezy at the Tulsa Zoo. She is 31 years old, making her the oldest in captivity.

Picture of an American bison (Bison bison) at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

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American bison (Bison bison) at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

Picture of an American bison (Bison bison) at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

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American bison (Bison bison) at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

Picture of a woman helping set up the lights for the American bison shoot at the Oklahoma City Zoo

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A woman helps set up the lights for the American bison shoot at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

Picture of an American bison (Bison bison) at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

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American bison (Bison bison) at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

Photo: Cape buffalo at sunrise the Ishasha area of Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda.

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Cape buffalo at sunrise the Ishasha area of Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda.

Picture of a herd of bison (Bison bison) running across the prairie on the Triple U Bison Ranch near Fort Pierre, South Dakota.

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A herd of bison (Bison bison) running across the prairie on the Triple U Bison Ranch near Fort Pierre, South Dakota. This ranch has about 2,000 head of bison on over 50,000 acres.

Picture of a herd of bison (Bison bison) running across the prairie on the Triple U Bison Ranch near Fort Pierre, South Dakota.

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A herd of bison (Bison bison) running across the prairie on the Triple U Bison Ranch near Fort Pierre, South Dakota. This ranch has about 2,000 head of bison on over 50,000 acres.

Bigmouth buffalo (Ictiobus cyprinellus) at Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery and Aquarium.

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Bigmouth buffalo (Ictiobus cyprinellus) at Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery and Aquarium.

Picture of a bison (Bison bison) standing on the prairie at Maxwell State Game Preserve in Canton, Kansas.

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A bison (Bison bison) standing on the prairie at Maxwell State Game Preserve in Canton, Kansas.

Picture of a Bison at the Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge in Nebraska near Valentine, Nebraska.

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A Bison at the Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge in Nebraska near Valentine, Nebraska.

Picture of an American bison (Bison bison) at the Maxwell Game Preserve near Canton, Kansas

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A bison peeks under the truck sheltering National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore, on assignment at the Maxwell State Game Preserve near Canton, Kansas.

Joel Sartore's photo of a bison at Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge is featured on the cover of the book "Last Stand: George Bird Grinnell, the battle to save the buffalo, and the birth of the New West." (Smithsonian)

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Joel Sartore’s photo of a bison at Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge is featured on the cover of the book “Last Stand: George Bird Grinnell, the battle to save the buffalo, and the birth of the New West.” (Smithsonian)

Picture of a herd of American bison (Bison bison) standing in the rain on Fort Niobrara NWR in Nebraska.

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A herd of American bison (Bison bison) standing in the rain on Fort Niobrara NWR in Nebraska.

Picture of a skull of an American bison (Bison bison) on the Triple U Ranch near Ft. Pierre, South Dakota.

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A skull of an American bison (Bison bison) on the Triple U Ranch near Ft. Pierre, South Dakota. This ranch has about 2,000 head of bison on over 50,000 acres.

Photo: A large herd of bison (Bison bison) running across the prairie on the Triple U Bison Ranch near Fort Pierre, South Dakota.

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A large herd of bison (Bison bison) running across the prairie on the Triple U Bison Ranch near Fort Pierre, South Dakota. This ranch has about 2,000 head of bison on over 50,000 acres.

Photo: A deceased American bison (Bison bison) on the Triple U Ranch near Ft. Pierre, South Dakota.

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A deceased American bison (Bison bison) on the Triple U Ranch near Ft. Pierre, South Dakota. This ranch has about 2,000 head of bison on over 50,000 acres.

Photo: A large herd of bison (Bison bison) running across the prairie on the Triple U Bison Ranch near Fort Pierre, South Dakota.

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A large herd of bison (Bison bison) running across the prairie on the Triple U Bison Ranch near Fort Pierre, South Dakota. This ranch has about 2,000 head of bison on over 50,000 acres.

Photo: A large herd of bison (Bison bison) running across the prairie on the Triple U Bison Ranch near Fort Pierre, South Dakota.

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A large herd of bison (Bison bison) running across the prairie on the Triple U Bison Ranch near Fort Pierre, South Dakota. This ranch has about 2,000 head of bison on over 50,000 acres.

Photo: A large herd of bison (Bison bison) running across the prairie on the Triple U Bison Ranch near Fort Pierre, South Dakota.

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A large herd of bison (Bison bison) running across the prairie on the Triple U Bison Ranch near Fort Pierre, South Dakota. This ranch has about 2,000 head of bison on over 50,000 acres.

Photo: A large herd of bison (Bison bison) running across the prairie on the Triple U Bison Ranch near Fort Pierre, South Dakota.

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A large herd of bison (Bison bison) running across the prairie on the Triple U Bison Ranch near Fort Pierre, South Dakota. This ranch has about 2,000 head of bison on over 50,000 acres.

Photo: A large herd of bison (Bison bison) running across the prairie on the Triple U Bison Ranch near Fort Pierre, South Dakota.

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A large herd of bison (Bison bison) running across the prairie on the Triple U Bison Ranch near Fort Pierre, South Dakota. This ranch has about 2,000 head of bison on over 50,000 acres.

Photo: A large herd of bison (Bison bison) running across the prairie on the Triple U Bison Ranch near Fort Pierre, South Dakota.

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A large herd of bison (Bison bison) running across the prairie on the Triple U Bison Ranch near Fort Pierre, South Dakota. This ranch has about 2,000 head of bison on over 50,000 acres.

Photo: A large herd of bison (Bison bison) running across the prairie on the Triple U Bison Ranch near Fort Pierre, South Dakota.

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A large herd of bison (Bison bison) running across the prairie on the Triple U Bison Ranch near Fort Pierre, South Dakota. This ranch has about 2,000 head of bison on over 50,000 acres.

Photo: A herd of bison (Bison bison) standing on the prairie at Maxwell State Game Preserve in Canton, Kansas.

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A herd of bison (Bison bison) standing on the prairie at Maxwell State Game Preserve in Canton, Kansas.

Photo: A herd of bison (Bison bison) standing on the prairie at Maxwell State Game Preserve in Canton, Kansas.

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A herd of bison (Bison bison) standing on the prairie at Maxwell State Game Preserve in Canton, Kansas.

Photo: A herd of bison (Bison bison) standing on the prairie at Maxwell State Game Preserve in Canton, Kansas.

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A herd of bison (Bison bison) standing on the prairie at Maxwell State Game Preserve in Canton, Kansas.

Photo: A herd of bison (Bison bison) standing on the prairie at Maxwell State Game Preserve in Canton, Kansas.

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A herd of bison (Bison bison) standing on the prairie at Maxwell State Game Preserve in Canton, Kansas.

Photo: A bison (Bison bison) standing on the prairie at Maxwell State Game Preserve in Canton, Kansas.

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A bison (Bison bison) standing on the prairie at Maxwell State Game Preserve in Canton, Kansas.

Photo: A herd of bison (Bison bison) standing on the prairie at Maxwell State Game Preserve in Canton, Kansas.

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A herd of bison (Bison bison) standing on the prairie at Maxwell State Game Preserve in Canton, Kansas.

Photo: A bison (Bison bison) standing on the prairie at Maxwell State Game Preserve in Canton, Kansas.

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A bison (Bison bison) standing on the prairie at Maxwell State Game Preserve in Canton, Kansas.

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