Alva Review-Courier -

HAZEN, N.D. (AP) — Dave Sebastian has had a passion for bison going on 30 years, and the genetic traits he's bred into some of his animals have created beautiful results. But for all that, it's the special bison species — familiar, yet distinctly unique — in an outer pasture that are most noteworthy to him.

In one corral are his white bison, their great hairy coats bordering on blonde as if they've been worked over with a giant batch of Clairol hair coloring. The color is consistent except on their heads, where natural oils collect during this colder time of year to create an orange hue. These...