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[โ€“] [email protected] 18 points 6 months ago (1 children)

My grandfather's grandfather would have called them tatanka. Basically thunder beasts. The creature that demands your respect and attention. Who has the power of thunder when they move together.

It was considered the greatest challenge for a hunter to take one alone.

People forget their places sometimes.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

My ancestors, lacking class, wound have also named them the same - once they heard them fart.