Yellowstone Tourists Decide To Get Up Close & Personal With Bison, Doesn’t End Well

Bison charges visitors at Yellowstone National Park
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Warmer weather is slowly starting to creep back in as springtime is among us.

Flowers are blooming, and for a lot of us, we’re in that weird in-between stage of weather where it’s freezing cold in the mornings, and short sleeve weather in the afternoon.

But warmer weather also means one thing…

Touron season is almost officially among us.

In case you don’t know what a “touron” is, it’s simply a combination of the words “tourist” and “moron.” You know, those tourists at various national parks that decide to not abide by the rules and regulations, and either get significantly injured, or get the everlivin’ daylights scared out of them.

Last year, we saw an ungodly amount of these scenarios play out, from people getting charged and/or gored by bison and elk, tourists standing over the edge of the Grand Canyon, and others who even thought it was a good idea to take a picture right next to a geyser when it’s going off, completely ignoring the rules.

And before touron season officially kicks in to full gear, we have yet another video for you.

Here we have a bison that’s roaming right next to a busy highway at Yellowstone National Park. Instead of just admiring the creature from the inside of their car as they drive by, a few tourists decide to get out and get within a few feet of the bison, just so they can snap that perfect Kodak moment.

And as you can imagine, the bison wasn’t too fond of their presence, and charged directly towards the group of people, sending them off and running.

Luckily, nobody got injured, but you already know these people saw their lives flash before their eyes when that bison made a beeline straight for them.

Check it out:

Bison Herd Tries To Help Baby Pronghorn Escape From Wolf

Among the 3,468 square miles of Yellowstone National Park, it’s hard to even imagine everything that goes on amongst the wildlife out there.

However, lucky for us, we’re blessed with a number of videos taken by either the park or tourists, giving us all a glimpse of the natural beauty, and often times, not so pretty, aspects of the park.

In the latest edition of wild Yellowstone videos, a tourist shot a video of a black wolf chasing a baby pronghorn in Lamar Valley, Yellowstone, from their car.

The caption of the video reads:

“A black wolf chases a baby pronghorn in Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park.

The mother pronghorn helps protect the baby by trying to distract and make the wolf chase her instead. Even the bison try to help the baby pronghorn by blocking the wolf’s path.

The baby pronghorn was able to escape the wolf by using its amazing speed and endurance. Handheld video was taken from inside our car.

We were towing our trailer on our way to our campsite for the evening and were not prepared for this incredible sight!”

The mother pronghorn, which can quite easily outrun the lone wolf, tries to distract the savage killer from its pursuit of her baby. Pronghorn are the fastest North American land mammal, with a top speed of about 55 miles per hour.

However, they can sustain speeds of about 30 miles per hour for over 20 miles.

Needless to say, it’s no surprise why mom was trying to get the focus on her. Of course, the wolf is smarter than that…

But then, the bison herd appears to get involved, seemingly trying to cut off the wolf from its attack.

They don’t offer much help, but the young pronghorn seems to actually be doing fine on its own.

And while it’s rare to see a wolf hunt on its own like this, as they typically hunt in packs, we don’t know the outcome of this hunt. Did the little fella make it? Did more wolves join the hunt? Did the wolf get stomped by a bison?

Who knows…  what we do know, Yellowstone National Park is always down for something cool.

Wolf Pack Chase Elk Across The Road At Yellowstone National Park

Another day, another awesome animal encounter at Yellowstone National Park.

You never know what you’re gonna see at Yellowstone, but if you spend enough time there, you’re bound to get a front row seat to nature at its cruelest. Whether it’s a grizzly chasing down a bull elk, a wolf pack going toe to toe with a bear over a kill, or sometimes even a bison brawl bringing traffic to a complete stop.

This time, a driver stumbled upon members of the Wapiti Lake Wolf Pack, chasing down a cow elk in the Northern Range of the park. And unfortunately for the elk, she wasn’t fast enough…

“The wapiti lake wolf pack is made up of 20 wolves.

At last light I witnessed 7 wolves chase a cow elk across the road and eventually kill the elk 50 yards off the road.

This occurred in the northern range of Yellowstone National Park.”

I can honestly say the show Yellowstone has peaked my interest in the park, but when you actually dive into some of the incredible footage from parkgoers, you’re gonna wanna book you trip ASAP.

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