From K-QED. When I first moved to the Bay Area, I lived a few blocks away from Gonna Gate Park in San Francisco,

and I would spend a lot of time just wandering around the park on the weekends,

checking out all its nooks and crannies.

And there are a ton of treasures in that park if you know where to look.

There's a pair of windmills that look like they've been plucked right from the Dutch countryside,

and a shallow lake where people will sail these cute little model yachts.

But probably the most unusual thing in the whole park is the huge paddock where you'll find a herd of bison.

I'm Olivia Allen Price and you're listening to Bay Curious.

This week reporter Jessica Plachik pulled on her work boots and headed out for the story.

They're the largest mammals in North America. A male weighs up to 2,000 pounds.

Females 1,000 pounds.

We have Betsy, Bellatrix, Buttercup, Bambi, and who am I missing?

Brunh Hilda.

All be names.

For Bison?

Correct.

This is Sarah King from the San Francisco Zoo.

She's here at the paddock to feed the bison, which you should know are not the same

as buffalo, though the names are often used interchangeably.

These are bison.

Buffalo are only from Old World

continents Africa and Asia.

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