Buffalo

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Contents 1 Animals 1.1 Cattle 1.2 Birds 1.3 Fish 1.4 Insects 2 Plants 3 Places 3.1 Settlements and administrative areas 3.1.1 United States 3.1.2 Canada 3.1.3 South Africa 3.2 Watercourses 3.3 Other places 4 People 5 Companies and organizations 6 Arts and entertainment 6.1 Music 6.2 Sculpture 6.3 Sport 7 Technology 7.1 Coins 7.2 Computers 7.3 Military 7.4 Transport 8 Other 9 See also

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[edit] Animals

[edit] Cattle

• African Buffalo
• Buffalo, any of the species in the Asian bovine genus Bubalus
  • Domestic Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), widely used for dairy, meat and draught
  • Wild Asian Water Buffalo (Bubalus arnee), the ancestor of the domestic water buffalo
  • Dwarf buffalo or anoa, any of several small species of Bubalus
• Buffalo, colloquial American name for American Bison
  • White buffalo, sporadically occurring white American bison with spiritual significance in several Native American religions

[edit] Birds

• Buffalo weaver, either of two species of African bird in the genus Bubalornis

[edit] Fish

• Buffalo fish, any of the members of the Ictiobus genus of North American fish in the carp family

[edit] Insects

• Buffalo gnat or black fly, any of the biting flies of the family Simulidae
• Buffalo Treehopper (Stictocephala bisonia), a North American species of treehopper

[edit] Plants

• Buffalo bean (Thermopsis rhombifolia)
• Buffalo bean (Mucuna pruriens)
• Buffalo clover (Alysicarpus vaginalis), a plant in the Alysicarpus genus
• Buffalo clover (Lupinus subcarnosus), a bluebonnet lupin
• Buffalo clover or running buffalo clover (Trifolium stoloniferum), a rare true clover
• Buffalo currant (Ribes aureum), an American shrub
• Buffalo gourd (Cucurbita foetidissima), an American wild cucumber
• Buffalo grass, sweet vernal grass or vanilla grass (Anthoxanthum odoratum)
• Buffalo grass (Buchloe dactyloides)
• Buffalo grass or sweet grass (Hierochloe odorata)
• Buffalo grass or St. Augustine grass (Stenotaphrum secundatum)
• Buffalo sallee (Eucalyptus mitchelliana), a small Australian tree

[edit] Places

[edit] Settlements and administrative areas

[edit] United States

(alphabetical by state)

• Buffalo, Illinois
• Buffalo Township, Ogle County, Illinois
• Buffalo Grove, Illinois
• Buffalo, Indiana
• Buffalo, Iowa
• Buffalo, Kansas
• Buffalo, Kentucky
• New Buffalo, Michigan
• Buffalo, Minnesota
• Buffalo Lake, Minnesota
• Buffalo Township, Minnesota
• Buffalo, Missouri
• Buffalo County, Nebraska
• Buffalo, New York, largest US city named Buffalo
  • University at Buffalo, State University of New York
  • Buffalo State College
• Buffalo, North Dakota
• Buffalo Township, Noble County, Ohio
• Buffalo, Oklahoma
• Buffalo Township, Pennsylvania, any of four townships in Pennsylvania
• Buffalo, South Carolina
• Buffalo, South Dakota
• Buffalo County, South Dakota
• Buffalo, Texas
• Buffalo Gap, Texas
• Buffalo, West Virginia
• Buffalo County, Wisconsin
  • Buffalo City, Wisconsin
  • Buffalo, Buffalo County, Wisconsin
• Buffalo, Marquette County, Wisconsin
• Buffalo, Wyoming

[edit] Canada

• Calgary Buffalo, a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.
• Buffalo Narrows, Saskatchewan, a small Metis community in Northern Saskatchewan
• Province of Buffalo, one of several proposals for what eventually became Alberta and Saskatchewan in Canada
• Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, a world heritage site in Alberta, Canada

[edit] South Africa

• Buffalo City Local Municipality, Eastern Cape Province

[edit] Watercourses

• Buffalo Bayou, a main waterway flowing through Houston, Texas, United States
• Buffalo River, any of several rivers
• Buffalo Creek, any of several creeks
• Little Buffalo River, a river in Lawrence County, Tennessee, United States

[edit] Other places

• Buffalo Gap National Grassland, a protected area in South Dakota, United States
• Buffalo Hills, a mountain range in Washoe County, Nevada, United States
• Buffalo National Park, former national park in eastern Alberta, Canada
• Buffalo Ridge, a large expanse of rolling hills in Minnesota, United States
• Buffalo Speedway, a street in Houston, Texas, United States, near the site of a former racecourse
• Mount Buffalo National Park, a mountain plateau in Victoria, Australia, 200 km northeast of Melbourne
• Wood Buffalo National Park, a national park in northeastern Alberta and southern Northwest Territories, Canada

[edit] People

• Black Buffalo Woman, the first wife of Crazy Horse
• Buffalo or Beshekee, Ojibwa chief of the Leech Lake Band
• Buffalo Bill (1845–1917), American soldier, buffalo hunter and showman
• Buffalo Bird Woman (1839–1932), Hidatsa author
• Buffalo Bob Smith (1917–1998), host of the children's show Howdy Doody
• Buffalo Calf Road Woman, Cheyenne heroine
• Buffalo Hump, Comanche leader
• Buffalo Jim or James Barrier (1953-2008), an American wrestling promotor
• Buffalo Point First Nation, an Ojibwa or Saulteaux First Nation in Manitoba
• Buffalo Six, six Yemeni-Americans convicted of supporting al-Qaeda
• The Buffalo Nine, nine Vietnam War protesters arrested in 1968
• Chief Buffalo, Great Buffalo or Kechewaishke (Gichi-weshki 1759-1855), Ojibwe leader
• Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance (1890–1932), journalist, soldier and Native American impostor
• John Buffalo Mailer (born 1978), author, playwright and journalist
• Johnson W. Greybuffalo (born 1974), murderer
• Norton Buffalo (born 1951), singer-songwriter
• White Buffalo (chief) (1862­­–1929), chief of the Northern Cheyenne

[edit] Companies and organizations

• Buffalo Airways, a charter and scheduled airline based in Hay River, Canada
• Buffalo Exchange, a chain of second-hand clothing stores based in Tucson, Arizona, United States
• Buffalo Technology, a Japanese-based company that manufactures computer peripherals.

[edit] Arts and entertainment

[edit] Music

• Buffalo (album), a live album by Frank Zappa
• Buffalo (band), an Australian heavy metal band
• Donna the Buffalo an American band from Trumansburg, New York
• Grant Lee Buffalo, a 1990s rock band

[edit] Sculpture

• World's Largest Buffalo, a 60 ton sculpture of an American Bison located in Jamestown, North Dakota

[edit] Sport

• Basingstoke Buffalo, an ice hockey team from Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
• Buffalo Bills, a professional American football team based in Buffalo, New York
• Buffalo Bisons (disambiguation), any of several sports teams from Buffalo, New York
• Buffalo Braves, an NBA basketball team from 1970-1978, now the Los Angeles Clippers
• Buffaloes, nickname of the South African national Australian rules football team
• Buffalo Sabres, a NHL team based in Buffalo, New York
• Calgary Buffaloes, former name of Calgary Centennials, a former junior ice hockey team in Calgary, Canada
• Calgary Buffaloes (AJHL), a former junior ice hockey team in Calgary, Canada
• Colorado Buffaloes, the intercollegiate athletic teams of the University of Colorado
• Darwin Buffaloes, an Australian Rules Football team in Northern Territories, Australia
• Green Buffaloes F.C., a football (soccer) club based in Lusaka, Zambia
• Manitoba Buffalo, a Canadian rugby union team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba
• Vélodrome Buffalo and Stade Buffalo, former cycling tracks in Paris
• Vientiane Buffalos RUFC, a semi-pro rugby union football club from Vientiane, Lao P.D.R., comprised mostly of expatriate players
• Orix Buffaloes, a Japanese professional baseball team
• Kintetsu Buffaloes, a former Japanese professional baseball team

[edit] Technology

[edit] Coins

• American Buffalo (coin), a one ounce 24-karat gold bullion coin introduced by the United States Mint on 22 June 2006
• Buffalo nickel or Indian Head nickel, an American nickel five-cent piece minted from 1913 to 1938

[edit] Computers

• Bit User Fast Friendly Aid to Logical Operations (BUFFALO), a monitor program for the Freescale 68HC11 microcontroller
• Buffalo network-attached storage series, computer storage devices.
• Buffalo AirStation residental gateways.

[edit] Military

• Avro Buffalo, a 1920s prototype carrier-based British torpedo bomber
• Brewster Buffalo, or Brewster F2A, a U.S. fighter plane which saw extensive service with both Allied and Axis air forces during World War II
• Buffalo (mine protected vehicle), a military vehicle that allows its operator to examine land mines safely
• Buffalo or Water Buffalo, occasional designation for Landing Vehicle Tracked, an amphibious vehicle used by Allied forces during World War II
• HMS Buffalo, any of several British Royal Navy ships
• USS Buffalo, any of several United States Navy ships
• MV Buffalo Soldier (T-AK-9301), a United States Navy Military Sealift Command Maritime Prepositioning ship
• Buffalo Soldier, a nickname for several regiments of the United States Army
• de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo, a V-STOL aircraft produced between 1964 to 1987
• Operation Buffalo, any of three military operations

[edit] Transport

• Buffalo (1872 - 1892), any of the ten South Devon Railway Buffalo class steam locomotives
• Buffalo (1901 automobile), a US automobile
• Buffalo Electric Vehicle Company, a US automobile company
• GM Buffalo bus, a slang term for several models of intercity motorcoach

[edit] Other

• Buffalo Commons, a conceptual proposal to create a vast nature reserve in the Great Plains area
• Buffalo jump, a cliff used historically by Native American people to kill American bison
• Buffalo pound, an enclosure used historically by Native American people to catch and kill American bison
• Buffalo, a West London rude boy fashion trend, celebrated in Neneh Cherry's song "Buffalo Stance"
• Buffalo, an archaic term for "pistol whip"
• Buffaloes, a term for Belgians who migrated to the United States in the early 20th century, travelling through the city of Buffalo, New York, on their way to Detroit and Chicago
• Buffalo Boots, a brand of shoe
• Buffalo (drinking game)
• Buffalo wings, a spicy chicken snack originating in Buffalo, NY

[edit] See also

• All pages beginning with "Buffalo"
• American Buffalo (disambiguation page)
• Buffalo Soldier (disambiguation)
• Buffalo Trace (disambiguation page)
• New Buffalo (disambiguation)
• White Buffalo (disambiguation)
• Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo, a phrase made up from various meanings of "buffalo"

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