Splits the y axis into two separate regions to avoid unnecessary blank space. The split interval is determined by the y-axis values minYvalue and maxYvalue. Example: a=20*rand(21,1)+10; figure;hold on; plot(a); breakyaxis([14 21]);
Why did the U.S. Army encourage the slaughter of millions of buffalo? The US Army encouraged the slaughter of millions of buffalo because  the army wanted to kill Native Americans and everything that keeps  them alive. The buffalo provided theâ¦m with food, shelter, and are  used for religious practices. Slaughtering buffaloes took this  source away from the Native Americans.
In order to do so, the society established a number of small herds in widely separated parts of the country. This helped save the species from extinction. Along with the efforts of American Bison Society, Congress began to take action to protect the remaining bison, and private ranchers started to create small herds. Slowly, the population crept up thanks to legal protection, refuges and breeding programs at zoos and other institutions.