RIP, Cody the Buffalo

January 30, 2006 1:31 PM

Cody the Buffalohas passed away at the age of 19. In addition to being in "Dances with Wolves" with Kevin Costner, Cody was also in the film “Radio Flyer.” He also appeared in several commercials, and even appeared with Jay Leno. Last spring, he traveled to the U.S. Mint in Washington, D.C., to participate in the unveiling of a new buffalo-head nickel.
posted by drstein (11 comments total)

The bison recipes from the same link look delicious.
posted by iconomy at 1:42 PM on January 30, 2006

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posted by brundlefly at 1:42 PM on January 30, 2006

I curse the soul of anything, living or dead, that can claim involvement with "Radio Flyer".
posted by soiled cowboy at 2:10 PM on January 30, 2006

I generally say the same thing about nickels, but I'm just being nice.
posted by brundlefly at 2:12 PM on January 30, 2006

"...the big guys favorite treat. (Oreos and German Beer!)"

They actually fed it beer?
posted by Sprocket at 2:51 PM on January 30, 2006

Cody? Bit of irony there. Although Buffalo Bill Cody did work towards conservation....dispite killing lots of buffalo for the railroad.

Oreos and beer. Jay Leno. It’s all one piece.

Meh. White folks chop down forests and name their streets “Oak” and “Maple.”
Same deal.

Although if I were a buffalo I’d do ads for KFC - I mean you don’t want folks eating beefalo.
posted by Smedleyman at 3:01 PM on January 30, 2006

No kidding. He was under age.
posted by brundlefly at 3:01 PM on January 30, 2006

Since we're on the topic of famous dead buffalo, I'd like to give a shout out to one of my favorites: Big Medicine (1933-1959), who was a rare white bison. Big Medicine [pdf] was an inspiration for art (here's Monte Dolack and Frank McCarthy's versions) and was considered sacred by many tribes. You can still see him today at the Montana Historical society (scroll down).
posted by Staggering Jack at 3:40 PM on January 30, 2006

*spills coffee because of brundlefly *
posted by Smedleyman at 4:11 PM on January 30, 2006

I kinda assumed that Oreos and German beer was everyone's favorite treat
posted by iron chef morimoto at 5:21 PM on January 30, 2006

I heard about this on NPR and I don't understand why it merited news coverage.
posted by scratch at 9:18 AM on January 31, 2006