
The max weight given is the calculation basis, but there can be heavier animals.
These animals have a random factor built into the max. "Maximum" scores can best be seen here in the Animal Scoring History. If animals are missing, they were introduced at a time then EW did not share this information. The scientific name of the Plains Bison (Bison bison bison) along with the Harlequin Duck ( Histrionicus histrionicus), Fallow Deer ( Dama dama), Roe Deer ( Capreolus capreolus), Red Fox ( Vulpes vulpes), Axis Deer ( Axis axis), Moose ( Acles acles), Greylag Goose ( Anser anser), Willow Ptarmigan ( Lagopus lagopus), and the Eurasian Lynx ( Lynx lynx) is a tautonym: a scientific name in which both parts of the name have the same spelling.This table shows the known maximum weights of all species in the game as confirmed by EW. They can be drawn in with a number of different calls and scents, and the player will often find themselves tripping over Blacktail in the southeast and center sections of the Layton Lake District 'You can't swing a dead cat by the tail without hitting a Blacktail' would be an appropriate term. The Rocky Mountain Elk is the official State Animal of Utah. It has a lighter color and a broader neck and shoulders than the Roosevelt Elk and can grow larger antlers, which is also reflected in the much higher trophy rating requirements. A "red dog" refers to a baby Plains Bison. The Rocky Mountain Elk is located in the Silver Ridge Peaks reserve in the Rocky Mountains. The Plains Bison is also the official State Animal of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Wyoming. An example of this is The University of Colorado's "Ralphie" a live Bison Mascot who rushes into Folsom Field at the beginning of every Football Game. The American Buffalo has become one of the many Icons of the country, being integrated into the culture of the US.
So much so, that they are sometimes called "pte oyate" or 'Buffalo Nation'.
The Lakota People share a unique relationship with the Plains Bison. 'Buffalo' get their name from the French fur trappers of America who called them "boeuf" meaning beef. The Plains Bison is one of two species of bison in the game, the other one being the European Bison, which can be found at the Hirschfelden Hunting Reserve. It can be hunted in Yukon Valley and in the Silver Ridge Peaks Reserve. As such, hunters should be especially cautious when hunting one." ― In-Game Description
It is not uncommon to see a bison stand its ground against predators.
Their massive size, strength, and gregarious lifestyle protects mature bison from most predators, but wolves and bears sometimes hunt young, isolated or weakened individuals. Plains bison are massive animals with mature adults measuring up to 185.00 m at the shoulder and weighing on average between 400.00 kg and 1000.00 kg. Compared to their forest-dwelling European cousins, plains bison are heavier, stronger, and more territorial. " The plains bison, sometimes called "buffalo", is one of the two subspecies of the American bison, the biggest land mammal of North America.