Female bison do have horns, see: adfg.Alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=deltabison.identification
Besides the obvious difference in genitalia, as in most mammals, males are larger and more muscular. Male buffalo also have larger horns than females.
The Lakota had many specific terms for buffalo. These include:pte (a buffalo cow)ptehchaka (any buffalo)tatanka (a buffalo bull, but also a male moose, bear)ptehinchala (a buffalo calf)heyuktan (a buffalo with bent horns)ptesan (a white buffalo)ptezinchala (a buffalo calf)heshlushluta (a smooth horned buffalo)tabloka (a buffalo bull, bull moose, male grizzly)tasha (red buffalo)p'ta (a male buffalo)ptesan (yellowish-white buffalo cow)ptasapa (black male buffalo)
The Lakota had many specific terms for buffalo. These include:pte (a buffalo cow)ptehchaka (any buffalo)tatanka (a buffalo bull, but also a male moose, bear)ptehinchala (a buffalo calf)heyuktan (a buffalo with bent horns)ptesan (a white buffalo)ptezinchala (a buffalo calf)heshlushluta (a smooth horned buffalo)tabloka (a buffalo bull, bull moose, male grizzly)tasha (red buffalo)p'ta (a male buffalo)ptesan (yellowish-white buffalo cow)ptasapa (black male buffalo)
The Lakota had many specific terms for buffalo. These include:pte (a buffalo cow)ptehchaka (any buffalo)tatanka (a buffalo bull, but also a male moose, bear)ptehinchala (a buffalo calf)heyuktan (a buffalo with bent horns)ptesan (a white buffalo)ptezinchala (a buffalo calf)heshlushluta (a smooth horned buffalo)tabloka (a buffalo bull, bull moose, male grizzly)tasha (red buffalo)p'ta (a male buffalo)ptesan (yellowish-white buffalo cow)ptasapa (black male buffalo)
Buffalo have horns, hooves, and humps.
The horns of a buffalo were commonly used as containers or makeshift cups from which to drink from. Simple as...=)
They protect themselves by their horns
the the horns on top of water buffalo to defend or attack
Water buffalo do not shed their horns. Their horns stay attached to their heads throughout their entire lives. Exceptions are if they break a horn in a fight with another of their kind.
Water buffalo do not shed their horns. Their horns stay attached to their heads throughout their entire lives. Exceptions are if they break a horn in a fight with another of their kind.
American Bison get their horns after they are born, which is fortunate for their mothers.
they were used for tools.