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Tourist Quickly Understands Why You Shouldn’t Touch Bison @ Yellowstone National Park
Unofficialnetworks ^ | 09/06/2024 | Francis Xavier

Posted on 09/07/2024 7:39:23 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

There is a well know saying amongst Yellowstone National Park staff about bison safety that goes like this “don’t pet fluffy cows.” It’s comical and cute but is an actual warning for tourists not a treat the park’s wildlife like a petting zoo.

Bison may seem like docile creatures that would have little recourse to a human dead set on making contact but that is a very dangerous misconception. In a park with predators roaming around like grizzly bears and mountain lions, bison stand above all other species when it comes to injuring the most tourists.

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TOPICS: Education; Outdoors; Pets/Animals; Society
KEYWORDS: bison; touch; tourist; wildlife; yellowstone
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To: 2nd Amendment

No, no, no,,..you have to kiss them on the nose and give them a big hug, that tells them you’re friendly.


41 posted on 09/08/2024 11:59:32 AM PDT by Keyhopper (Indians had bad immigration laws)
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To: Chickensoup

Throw some mothballs in the burrow they don’t like the smell
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42 posted on 09/08/2024 12:01:27 PM PDT by Keyhopper (Indians had bad immigration laws)
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To: ridesthemiles

😃😄😀🤣


43 posted on 09/08/2024 12:48:16 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: Keyhopper

Then they just move. And I have poisoned the land


44 posted on 09/08/2024 1:02:37 PM PDT by Chickensoup
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To: oldplayer

Worked with a lady whose dad raised them. His pasture fence was all welded pipe and corners were rounded.


45 posted on 09/10/2024 7:59:12 AM PDT by Mean Daddy (Every time Hillary lies, a demon gets its wings. - Windflier)
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To: nutmeg

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46 posted on 10/01/2024 5:34:59 PM PDT by nutmeg
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