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Maya Yang

Rare white buffalo sacred to Lakota not seen in Yellowstone since birth

white buffalo calf in between large brown adult buffaloes
A white buffalo calf born on 4 June 2024, in the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone national park. Photograph: Jordan Creech/AP

A rare white buffalo calf in Yellowstone national park has not been seen since its birth on 4 June, according to park officials.

In a statement released on Friday, the National Park Service (NPS) confirmed that a white buffalo calf was born in Lamar Valley earlier this month, adding that the park’s buffalo management team had received numerous reports of the calf on 4 June from park visitors, professional wildlife watchers, commercial guides and researchers.

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