European Bison
The European bison (or Bison bonasus), also commonly referred to as the wisent, is a large ungulate living in the forests and meadows of Poland, Russia, Belarus, Lithuania, Ukraine, and Slovakia, in Eastern Europe.
European bison are characterised by their large head, shoulder hump and well-muscled forequarters, all of which are covered in a brown, shaggy coat. The hindquarters are less bulky and are covered in a thinner coat. Both males and females have curled horns that point inwards towards the head and look otherwise alike, though males are larger by about 5%.
Bulls grow 1.8m to 2.1m tall at the shoulder, 2.8m to 3.3m long, and weigh 615kg to 920kg. Cows are 1.7m to 2m tall at the shoulder, reach a length between 2.4m to 2.9m and a weight of 425kg to 635kg.
Bison bonasus
Habitat needs
Space is stored as a minimum plus an amount per additional adult; the game's help adds that juveniles don't count. Plan a mixed habitat in the habitat planner.
Terrain
| Terrain | Minimum | Maximum |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | 30% | 100% |
| Sand | 0% | 40% |
| Soil | 20% | 100% |
| Rock | 0% | 20% |
| Snow | 0% | 100% |
| Waterlogged | 0% | 20% |
Share of the habitat's terrain.
Shares a cohabitation group with 2
Cohabitation groups are the game's own sets of species for mixed habitats. Check space, terrain and temperature for a group in the habitat planner.
Barriers with resistance grade 3 or higher 10
- Glass grade 3 · $2
- Wire Netting grade 3 · $2 · climbable
- Wood Logs grade 3 · $2 · climbable
- Acrylic grade 4 · $3
- Steel Mesh grade 4 · $3 · climbable
- Thick Glass grade 4 · $3
- Brick grade 5 · $4
- Concrete grade 5 · $4
- Gabion grade 5 · $4 · climbable
- Electric grade 6 · $0.80
At least 1.25 m high. No water barrier. Grades are the ones the game's barrier tooltips state.
Enrichment it uses 6
- Grab Ball Toy · score 50 · $100
- Large Ball Toy · score 100 · $100
- Rubbing Pillar Toy · score 100 · $100
- Skittle Toy · score 50 · $100
- Plant Screen Toy · score 100 · $100
- Mud Bath Toy · score 150
Enrichment target: toys 60 + 40 per additional adult; feeders 10 + 5 per additional adult.
Food, life and breeding
- Food
- Hay + Herbivore Pellets
- Food / drink amount
- 5 / 50
- Food cost, grade 1 / 2 / 3
- $304 / $418 / $418
- Feeders
- Food Trough - Large, Food Trough - Medium, Food Trough - Small, Barrel Feeder - Large, Grazing Ball Feeder, Hanging Grazer Feeder, Melon Feeder, Scarecrow Feeder, Barrel Feeder - Hanging, Wall Feeder - Medium, Wall Feeder - Large, Wall Feeder - Small
- Lifespan
- 14–28 yr
- Mature / prime / old / elderly
- 3 yr / 5 yr / 9 yr / 20 yr
- Gestation / between births
- 0.726 yr / 1.274 yr
- Litter
- 1–1
- Fertility
- 0.4
- Mating system
- Polygynous
- Breeds in
- Autumn
- Dominance
- Matriarchal herds and dominant bulls
- Ecosystem roles
- Grazers, Terrestrial Seed Dispersers, Large Prey
- Wild population
- 2,518
- Guests flee if it escapes
- Yes
European bison live in mixed herds of females and their offspring, including sub adult males. Mature males live together in pairs or trios, except for breeding periods, where they fight each other for access to a group of females. Mixed herds often come together to exchange individuals, so they do not live in exclusive familial units.
Overview
- Scientific name
- Bison bonasus
- Class
- Mammalia
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened
- Biome
- Taiga, Temperate
- Continent
- Europe
- Cohabitation groups
- Europe temperate group
- Content
- Base game