- Grass: Buffalo Grass
Bison eat 1.6 % of their body mass a day. That equals about 24 pounds a day for a 1,500 pound bison. In the wild, bison eat grass, forbs, and browse. They do not eat the same amount of everything. Fill in the charts to indicate the differing amounts of foods bison eat.
Pie Chart
Percentage of Plant Types
93 % Grass- Color Green
5 % Forbs- Color Red
- Forb: Sunflower
2 % Browse- Color Blue
Percentage of Plant Types
Bar Graph
Pounds of Dry Vegetation
23.0 Pounds of Grass
1.2 Pounds of Forbes
0.5 pounds of Browse
