Wisent: between grazer and pruner

Wisents are ruminants who eat grasses and herbs as well as buds, leaves, twigs and bark. They bend branches and trunks to reach the nutritious parts. Wisents debark more than any other large herbivore in Europe, which enables them to keep fully-grown woods open. When a tree is blown down during a storm wisents will soon discover it, stripping off its leaves, buds, twigs and thin bark.