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 the late 1800s, white hunters, such as William Frederick Buffalo Bill Cody, slaughtered the animals to meet market demand until the bison were nearly gone. Then, at just the right moment, government stepped in to save the buffalo by sealing them off at Yellowstone National Park.