| Carpathian wisent | |
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| Scientific classification |
The Carpathian wisent (Bison bonasus hungarorum) was a subspecies of the European bison that inhabited the Carpathian Mountains, Moldavia, and Transylvania. It may also have lived in what are today Ukraine and Hungary.
Description[]
The Carpathian Wisent resembled the European Bison in that its coat was dense and dark brown to golden brown in color. The neck was short, maned, and thick, topped by a shoulder hump. The head is carried relatively high. The horns, found in both male and female, projected outwards and curved upwards and slightly forwards.