16 Bison Coloring Pages
American bison are the largest land mammals in North America, and in 2016 the bison became the national mammal of the United States. Tens of millions once roamed the Great Plains, but by the late 1800s only a few hundred were left. Conservation efforts brought them back, and today herds live in places like Yellowstone National Park. This set mixes prairie scenes with playful ones. A bison stands on the prairie and another on a ridge. Silly stacks place bison on balls, balloons, gifts, hay bales, pumpkins and a mushroom, and one page stacks three bison together. A bison holds an ice cream cone, peeks out of a birdhouse, sits in a flower pot and climbs a sunflower. A baby bison and two cute versions keep things simple. Real bison have dark brown, shaggy fur on the head, shoulders and front legs, with a big hump at the shoulders. Calves are orange-red when born and are nicknamed red dogs.
Woolly calf to shaggy grown bison
The fuzzy calf page is the simplest, with no shoulder hump and round wool edges for ages 3 to 5. Bison on Prairie is a small realistic bison in grass, still easy for kids around 4 to 7. Cute Bison Character and Cute Bison are medium sheets, with thick fur strokes across the mane, beard and front legs that reward children about 5 to 8 who like detail.
Explore the prairie and bison history
Bison once roamed the Great Plains in herds of millions, and today they are the national mammal of the United States. After coloring Bison on Prairie, kids can draw more bison in the grass to make a herd, add a blue sky and distant hills, and talk about why the shoulder hump is full of strong muscles that help bison push snow aside to find food in winter.
