Buffalo Bill was not killed by an American buffalo (bison). He died of natual causes (kidney failure) on January 10, 1917.
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Buffalo Bill was William F. Cody (1846-1917), who worked as a scout for the US army and killed buffalo (bison) to provision the Union Pacific Railroad. In later life, he operated a wild west show,...
He killed buffalos for the American government to eliminate the Indians culture.
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