{"id":101198,"date":"2016-05-23T11:12:44","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T16:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=101198"},"modified":"2016-05-24T17:19:43","modified_gmt":"2016-05-24T22:19:43","slug":"white-cloud-has-returned-to-mich-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=101198","title":{"rendered":"White Cloud returns to Michigan, ND home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-21675\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/whitecloud.jpg\" alt=\"whitecloud\" width=\"145\" height=\"193\" \/>Jamestown (CSi) The National Buffalo Museum in Jamestown has announced that White Cloud the albino buffalo, has returned home to Shirek (Shree&#8217;-ock)Buffalo in Michigan, North Dakota.<\/p>\n<p>White Cloud returned home on Saturday, May 21, 2016. White Cloud was born July 10, 1996 at Shirek Buffalo. The Shirek family wanted her to be more visible to the public and made a special arrangement with the Museum for her to live with the bison herd on the plains in Jamestown.<\/p>\n<p>Over 20 years, White Cloud had 11 bison calves including one named Dakota Miracle. White Cloud was returned to Shirek Buffalo because her life expectancy is unknown. Typically, a bison can live in captivity on average of 20 to 25 years.<\/p>\n<p>President of the National Buffalo Museum Board, Don Williams says, &#8220;We are aware of her health. Summers are hard on her. As an albino, she can\u2019t regulate her body temperature as well in the heat. Shirek Buffalo can care for her during the summer in ways we can\u2019t in Jamestown.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The news release from the Museum states that they are sad to see White Cloud leave.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;White Cloud has become a special part of the Jamestown community, and we will miss her as part of the museum\u2019s live herd. It\u2019s estimated over 3 million visitors have stopped to see White Cloud during the 19 years she\u2019s been in Jamestown.&#8221;<br \/>\nNews Release from National Buffalo Museum&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>News Release from the National Buffalo Museum&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Jamestown, ND \u2013 May 23, 2016 \u2013 The National Buffalo Museum announced that White Cloud returned to Shirek Buffalo in Michigan, ND on Saturday, May 21, 2016.<br \/>\nWhite Cloud (Mahpiya Ska in Lakota Sioux), was born on July 10, 1996 at Shirek Buffalo. Because the Shirek family wanted White Cloud to be more visible to the public, they made a special arrangement with the National Buffalo Museum for her to come live with the bison herd on the plains around the museum in 1997. In the past 20 years she has had 11 bison calves including a white bison named Dakota Miracle.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A bison can live in captivity on average 20 to 25 years. Because of White Cloud\u2019s albinism, her life expectancy is unknown. \u201cWe are aware of her health. Summers are hard on her. As an albino, she can\u2019t regulate her body temperature as well in the heat. Shirek Buffalo can care for her during the summer in ways we can\u2019t in Jamestown,\u201d says Don Williams, President of the National Buffalo Museum\u2019s board.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>White Cloud has become a special part of the Jamestown community, and we will miss her as part of the museum\u2019s live herd. It\u2019s estimated over 3 million visitors have stopped to see White Cloud during the 19 years she\u2019s been in Jamestown.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jamestown (CSi) The National Buffalo Museum in Jamestown has announced that White Cloud the albino buffalo, has returned home to Shirek (Shree&#8217;-ock)Buffalo in Michigan, North Dakota. White Cloud returned home on Saturday, May 21, 2016. White Cloud was born July 10, 1996 at Shirek Buffalo. 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