ESTABLISHING of dry-looking prairie stretching under pale blue sky to the horizon. VAR MS of female American bison (buffalo or tutanka) lying in wet field, starting to give birth; her sides heaving strenuously, raising her tail trying to expell calf; she stands and lies down again. MCU/CU of bison mouth and tongue. MCU/CU of swollen udder standing out against long brown fur. VAR RA/MCU of hoof of a not-quite born calf protruding from its mother's vagina. VAR of in-labour bison lying amidst calmly grazing herd. MCU of wooly brown calf with visible horn buds grazing near the in-labour bison. MS of calf suckling. (LETTERBOXED MATERIAL) (36093)