My monkey brain tree climbing instincts are screaming in languages I don't even know.
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Not when you're 60
As a note, from what I've found online: the two were well beyond the recommended distance to stay away from bison (it was 3-4x IIRC); but unfortunately, it was rutting season and they can get extra aggressive during that time
Mr. Bison doesn't abide voyeurs taking his picture without consent.
American news, in metric? Delicious.
Sorry, 2.3% of a football field, or 25 hamburgers
American, french, german, nordic, japanese, chinese or maybe russian hamburgers? Sizes do differ a lot.
The reference was clearly to American units
I was just up there a couple weeks ago, people are idiots around the bison. Getting out of cars to walk close to them for pictures, just hanging around them. No appreciation at all that its a 1 ton beast that can flip you into the air whole barely trying.
I used to live in Alaska and people do the same around bears and moose. I think they have a feeling of “Animals won’t hurt me, I’m on vacation!”
Normally I'd agree with you, but did you watch the video? The guy was over 100 feet away (probably farther, it's hard to tell) and walking further away when the bison charged him down.
I'm no bison expert but it looks like that was not enough, at all.
Empirical evidence supports your theory
More trials may be needed to determine if this was an outlier.
But he caught its attention, and what he should have done is, when the bison was looking the other way, instead of stopping and trying to hide behind the tree, he had already run around once, he should have bolted.
But I agree, he didn't do anything to provoke or go to the bison, he just got caught in its crosshairs, and I hope he's okay.
I assume the reason he didn’t bolt was to get the bison away from his partner.
There's more to this story
Man: 3,773,524,676
Buffalo: 28
Bison*
What's the difference between a buffalo and a bison?
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You can't wash your hands in a buffalo.
Bye, son.
This one has been making the rounds on the internet. I wonder what made the Bison do that.
There's more to this story. I believe the old guy was protecting his grandson or something like that. Someone in one of the vehicles was blowing their horn that agitated the bison. The tourists were actually a safe distance away up until the bison got irritated
It’s rutting season for Bison. They get very territorial in the summer
Ahh! Thank you!
Have you met people? People are the worst. I'd do that to people too if I were a bison.
“I’m sorry! I should’ve asked first!”
Ask for consent first!!