Test your mind with some Tatanka Fest fun

White Cloud, Jamestown's most famous beast, is celebrating a birthday today. Take our quiz and see how much you know about the albino bison.

Questions

1. What is the actual date of White Cloud's birthday?

2. Where was White Cloud born?

3. How old will White Cloud be this year?

4. How many calves has she had?

5. Name two of her calves.

6. Who owns White Cloud?

7. True or False: White Cloud is the only known living

albino buffalo in the world.

8. True or False: White Cloud is blind.

9. What are the odds of a buffalo being born albino?

10. Why is White Cloud special?

11. Why does White Cloud tend to stay off by herself?

Answers

1. July 10

2. Michigan, North Dakota

3. 11

4. 4

5. Princess Wynona and Dakota Thunder. The other two don't have names.

6. The Shirek Buffalo Farm

7. True

8. False

9. According to two different sources, it's either 1 in 6 million or 1 in 6 billion

10. The white buffalo is an important part of a traditional Native American legend. In the story, the White Buffalo Woman brought the sacred peace pipe to the Indians.

11. The sun hurts her eyes, so she tends to stay in the shade.

Source: Felicia Sargeant, director of the National Buffalo Museum