The
buffalo
is
almost
extinct
.
In
years
past
,
herds
of
buffalo
roamed
the
plains
.
Native
Americans
killed
only
the
number
of
buffalo
____________________
needed
to
survive
.
They
____________________
of
the
splendid
beasts
as
a
gift
of
life
.
Then
people
came
____________________
the
East
.
They
killed
thousands
of
buffalo
just
for
____________________
hides
.