Buffalo Fun Facts
•The buffalo is a member of the Bovidae family that includes beef cows and oxen.
•You'll find that any cut of buffalo meat is far more digestible than beef and far less likely to leave you with that heavy feeling in your stomach.
•Buffalo can live up to 35 years.
•The buffalo may appear stiff and plodding, but it can out-run and out-jump you.
•The buffalo can outrun a horse, traveling at speeds of 35 mph.
•Economics 101: Increasing the demand for buffalo meat is the surest way to increase the buffalo population.
•Buffalo meat has 74% less fat than that found in beef.
•A female buffalo stands 5 feet tall at the shoulder and may weigh up to 1,000 lbs. The male reaches 6 feet and can weigh more than 2,000 lbs. Both sexes have horns.
•Most of our early pioneer trails and Indian trails got their start as buffalo roads.
•The female buffalo may produce 20-25 calves in a lifetime.
•The lean content in a buffalo will normally exceed 96%, compared with 78%-90% for ground beef.
•Buffalo are wild animals and should be admired from a safe distance.
