Not only is the bison one of the most iconic animals in North America, but it's actually the United States' national mammal.

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Today, the North American bison population has reached almost half a million. Their thunder, no longer doomed to echo in American history. (bison grunts) Their fire, rekindled for a new generation.

Uno, an 8-year-old American bison, is already on exhibit. He will soon be joined by a female bison. Both bison have been living on a private ranch owned by the Weilert family just outside of Abilene.

The American bison is the largest animal in North America and can weigh as much as 2,000 pounds and reach heights of six feet, according to the U.S. Department of the Interior.

One of the two bison calves born Monday at Fermilab in Batavia. The physics lab's bison herd now includes 23 cows, two bulls and three yearlings, to go with the two newborns.

Sixty million American bison, commonly known as buffalo, once thundered across the prairies of North America until 1889, when they were almost driven to extinction.