A woman was hospitalized after she was gored by a bison in Yellowstone National Park, park officials said.

Officials have been warning visitors not to get close to the animals.

  • 567PrimeMover@kbin.social
    51·
    1 year ago

    This reminds me of a video a few years ago where a mom was trying to take a picture with her kid and a bison. The kid looked super nervious, but mom kept pushing the kid to get closer. There’s gotta be so many close calls like that where people don’t realize that national parks are not zoos, and the animals will absolutely fuck you up. Hell, animals in zoos will fuck you up too, that’s why they tell you to stay away from the fence.

    • mrnotoriousman@kbin.social
      4·
      1 year ago

      From the article:

      Last month, the NPS put out warnings following a string of human encounters with Yellowstone wildlife that were going viral on social media.
      In one video posted in May, a woman was seen getting close to a bison and taking a selfie, which park officials said was dangerous given the animal’s unpredictable movements and actions. The agency noted that bison can run three times faster than humans.

      Taking a selfie with a bison is one of the dumbest things a person can ever do lol.