Yellowstone bison rests head on boardwalk and, yes, it's a scene

[marmar]

(USA Today) Tourists in Yellowstone National Park last week marveled as a bison placed its massive head upon a boardwalk and used the wood as a chin scratcher.

Predictably, the sight inspired some tourists, who might have been dangerously close to begin with, to inch even closer with their cameras.

The encounter occurred near Old Faithful on June 7, a week after a tourist was gored and tossed 10 feet into the air by a bison. The woman was hospitalized with serious injuries.

The accompanying images, captured by Ken Carleton, appeared on Facebook and in the Cowboy State Daily, which showed them to park staff. ..........(more)

https://ftw.usatoday.com/2022/06/yellowstone-bison-rests-head-on-boardwalk-and-yes-its-a-scene

[Arkansas Granny]

1. Neat picture. Stupid tourists.

[marmar]

2. Yep. Lucky not to be Darwin Award winners.

[Cracklin Charlie]

3. Bison poses.

Humans lose their damn minds.

[Harker]

4. He's luring them in. n/t

[wryter2000]

5. I would not get near one of those animals

They're enormous and can run faster than a horse.

[Botany]

6. Darwin Winners

[csziggy]

7. Along withese idiots

I've been to that reserve and have pics of Humpy, but mine were from a viewpoint and he was in the water.

[onethatcares]

8. those kids holding mommy's hand

would be but a snack to something that large. The guy on the ground wouldn't have a chance to get to his feet either.