Żubroń

Article summary

Żubroń ( ; ) is a hybrid of a domestic cattle and a wisent (European bison). The wisent ( in Polish) is the European bison; hence, the żubroń is analogous to the American cattalo. The name żubroń was officially chosen from hundreds of proposals sent to the Polish weekly magazine Przekrój during a contest organised in 1969.

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1. date of birth: 1960-08-06 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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