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What happened to the bison?two paragraphs answering the question?

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Drought is only one reason for the bison's decline. Horses, which spread from New Mexico onto the Great Plains in the late 1600s and early 1700s, also stressed bison populations. The Comanches, eminent equestrians of the Southern Plains, kept vast herds of horses for riding and trading.

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