Bison, Yellowstone National Park Nov 1, 2025

The bison embodies a paradox: immense strength paired with quiet calm. Weighing more than 900 kilograms and standing around 2 metres tall, these giants roam North America"s grasslands and river valleys in mobile herds. Photographed here in Yellowstone National Park, in Wyoming, United States, they once numbered in the tens of millions but were nearly eradicated in the 19th century—a loss that reshaped ecosystems and disrupted lifeways.

© Cheryl Ramalho/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Nov 1, 2023Haut-Barr Castle, Vosges, France
Nov 1, 2024Vineyards in Varnhalt, Black Forest, Germany

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Mar 5, 2026Evening over Göreme, Cappadocia, Türkiye
Nov 30, 2025Christmas market in Leipzig, Germany
Dec 23, 2023Chinstrap penguins
May 29, 2024Eurasian otters
Dec 26, 2025Lakes of Covadonga, Asturias, Spain
Mar 9, 2024Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, New Mexico
Oct 3, 2023Whitehaven Beach, Whitsunday Islands, Australia
Feb 16, 2024Pyrrhuloxia bird
Mar 28, 2026African buffalo, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
Sep 10, 2025Hay bales in North Yorkshire, England
Oct 25, 2023Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah, USA
Mar 25, 2024Tulip fields in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Oct 21, 2024Cypress trees in George L. Smith State Park, Georgia, United States
Jan 31, 2024Burchells zebras
Sep 25, 2025Chittorgarh Fort, Rajasthan, India
Jul 1, 2025Fishing village of Tilting, Fogo Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Mar 1, 2026Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain
Jan 20, 2026Gentoo penguin, Petermann Island, Antarctica
Oct 11, 2023The Painted Hills, Oregon, USA
Apr 30, 2024Cheetah in Tanzania
Sep 10, 2023Walruses in Svalbard, Norway
Jul 16, 2025Temple of Philae, Aswan, Egypt
Dec 4, 2024Male white rhinoceroses
Jun 7, 2024Family of humpback whales, Dutch Harbour, Alaska
Nov 6, 2024Shi Shi Beach in Olympic National Park, Washington, USA
Jun 1, 2025Barrier reef off Grande Terre, New Caledonia, France
Jul 20, 2025Photo of the moons surface through a telescope
Sep 13, 2023Hemakuta Hill, Hampi, India
Aug 18, 2024Huntington Beach Pier, California, USA
May 25, 2024Aït Benhaddou, Morocco