MicroWave@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 years agoWoman found dead after grizzly bear encounter near Yellowstone National Parkapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1127arrow-down11
arrow-up1126arrow-down1external-linkWoman found dead after grizzly bear encounter near Yellowstone National Parkapnews.comMicroWave@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square20fedilink
minus-squareLux (it/they)@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoYes, technically Buffalo is incorrect, but it’s still used to refer to the animal. When someone says “buffalo in Yellowstone” it’s easy to infer that they mean bison. It’s like correcting someone for calling a fly a bug.
minus-squareCherenkovBlue@iusearchlinux.fyilinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·2 years agoWell, I live in the area, and we always call them bison! Just spreading the word.
Yes, technically Buffalo is incorrect, but it’s still used to refer to the animal. When someone says “buffalo in Yellowstone” it’s easy to infer that they mean bison. It’s like correcting someone for calling a fly a bug.
Well, I live in the area, and we always call them bison! Just spreading the word.