Yes, for real. It is a shame that the European water buffalo is extinct for thousands of years. But we there are obviously Asian water buffalo in say Italy for mozarella production. It might make for a good proxy. Thankfully we do have some permafrost examples, so cloning might be an option.








or as you woul call it a water bison…
Also the city was not on land, which had American bison, so no it is not named after the animal.