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A bison will be joined by a breeding female as the Abilene Zoo returns the iconic ruminant to the Big Country.

Andrews, 46, has done more than football. She co-hosted ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” for 11 years. She’s been a part of ...

Now, thanks to the generosity of the Weilert family, Uno, an eight-year-old male bison, is making his debut at the zoo, marking the return of this iconic species fourteen years later. In the ...

Uno, the Abilene Zoo’s bison, wanders his enclosure Thursday. The Weilert family has agreed to donate an 8-year-old male named Uno, who will later be joined by a breeding-age female from the ...

male specimens is an indicator of overall population and habitat health. The Fort Peck Tribes have led the way on establishing a wild, free-ranging herd of bison and it makes sense to include these ...

But then a shaggy male bison wandered across our field of view, followed quickly by another, and then another. Utterly heedless of our presence and, indeed, that of the Lodge, these huge animals ...

Science dioramas of yesteryear can highlight the biases of the time. Exhibit experts are reimagining, annotating — and sometimes mothballing — the scenes.

From now through early March, the Erie Times-News Seaway Window and AHN Sports Medicine athlete of the week polls will run ...