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Bison meat is also rated high with less fat than beef, lower in cholesterol than chicken, and high in protein, making it a healthy alternative to more commonly consumed meats. It is best cooked slowly over low heat, according to Livestrong.

Fischer feeds his bison ditch hay and wild pasture grass. He said bison can be challenging to work with.

“They go where they want to go,” Fischer said.

In a news release from Wright Park Zoo, it was announced that “Brutus” the bison bull died on Friday.

According to zoo officials, “Brutus” had shown signs of health issues related to age.

“While these issues were being successfully managed by zoo staff, his health began to decline earlier in the week rapidly,” said head zoo keeper, Hannah Schroeder. “It was decided by the zoo and veterinary staff that it was time to say goodbye and let him go with dignity.”

It is estimated that “Brutus” was 25 years old who was born at Wright Park Zoo in the late 1990s.

"As we're taking the picture, this man at the edge of the parking lot hollers out, 'You guys are too close! It's starting to move,'" says Burgess, 47, a manager at a manufacturing plant in Flora, MS. She heard the thudding of hoofs and started to run.

"I made it probably three steps running before he got me. I was airborne," she says. "When I hit the ground all I could think was, 'He's going to trample me. It's over. It's a wrap.'"