Pics and vid on Twitter are scary.
I’ve visited Yellowstone on a couple of occasions, though not for years.
Got the usual warning about not getting out of your cars to approach the animals. Which is very good advice.
Saw plenty of bison and a few bear, but none around lots of people and none on the boardwalks.
Jeez louise. Those critters are just getting too comfy being around people...
Everyone ignores that now
“Those critters are just getting too comfy being around people...”
I’ve been there a couple of times and the bison are like other animals that still practice their behaviors they’ve had for a few thousand years. The park demands a 25 yard distance and recommends staying in your car to look at them. The animals no longer fear man and will even come in close contact at places like around Old Faithful Inn. But they are still children mentally and can change their minds rapidly and protect their turf and calves in a moments notice. And they are bigger than a volkswagen beetle and far more maneuverable. The woman got about 10 yards away when the animal turned. Hope she lives. But this type will go somewhere and try to get a picture of her putting her head in a zoo lion’s mouth. About the same result can be expected.
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