Chapter 12 The Great Plains and Prairies

Catalina Island has little in the way of plains and prairies, yet it is covered by grasses that are eaten by mostly wild buffalo left over from a movie shoot in the 1920's. They were originally from the Great Plains so once again it interesting to see another seemingly unlikely connection between the two regions because of man's mobility and effect on transforming his/her environment. The island's restraunts proudly serve up tasty buffalo burgers as well, a healthy alternative to beef as it contains significantly less saturated fat than the latter. Ranching was a focus in both areas in part because both receive very little rain as opposed to the Agricultural Core.

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Baby buffalo Nursing