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From Fogbay.com, a wonderful San Francisco photoblog:
Buffalo (actually American Bison) have resided in Golden Gate Park since 1890. Originally they were brought from the plains of Wyoming and Kansas by early naturalists for safe-keeping. In 1993 a group of Lakota Sioux held a ceremony in the park at which each animal was given a Native American name. At 115 years, the herd is one of the oldest symbols of San Francisco.
(And here I thought it was the Chinese food...)
Why did no one inform me when I moved here that I'd be sharing this rather small, hilly peninsula with roaming hoardes of hairy beasts?! (Apart from the ones who own restaurants in North Beach [aka Little Italy], that is?)
Posted by ayelet at February 23, 2006 02:39 PMYou know, not long ago I saw a piece on CBS Sunday Morning News about these super noisy birds (maybe some kind of parrot?) that live in the gigantic tree next to this apartment building in San Francisco... I can't remember where it was, but basically these noisy yackers come back and hang out in this tree every spring & summer, and the area is known for them! So noisy flying beasts too (like that shroomin' guy on the bus?)
Posted by: Aviva at February 23, 2006 04:57 PM