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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 | 11:27 p.m.

European Bison Coming Back to Forests in Germany

The European bison is coming back to forests in Germany. European bison known as wisents as being reintroduced to a forest in Germany where they will be allowed to roam free in the wild for the first time since 1746. A close relative of the American bison, wisents are about the same size, and there are around 3 thousand of them still alive today descending from 12 living pure bred specimens living in zoos, wildlife reserves and on private property.
 
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One of the most unique estates in the Bay Area

This Tutor estate in the Los Altos Hills is a one of a kind, so much so that the town has even listed it as an historical site.