Bison petted in latest Yellowstone dangerous-behavior video

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Well, that didn't take long.

Bison petted in latest Yellowstone dangerous-behavior video https://buff.ly/31oolDD

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[MontanaMama]

1. This is a special kind of stupid.

There's no fixing it.

[benld74]

2. Just last week there was a video of YS bison charging a group of tourists

Caught a young girl with its horns and tossed her around 50 feet!

The group was less than 10 FEET from the bison,
FOOLS

[stopdiggin]

3. curious

I've ranted (along with everyone else) about "abject stupidity." Now I'm asking for opinion/explanation. Is there some reason why people absolutely REFUSE to listen to warnings about this?

(this guy is actually behind a fence .. and there is a crowd .. and cameras .. all contributing factors in a decision to risk serious injury or death .. but, hey .. you do you!)

[2naSalit]

5. Well,

I was a NPS ranger there and I could only come up with one hypothesis beyond the "just plain stupid and disrespectful" reason.

So, here goes...

Visitors to YNP come from everywhere... and that everywhere is at roughly 3500ft above sea level or lower. The elevation at this particular park starts at 5000+ft above sea level and at times you will reach heights above 9000ft where there is less oxygen and therefore, far too little oxygen for the functioning of brain cells available at this elevation which results in the inability to think clearly or, as experience proves, drive among many other impairments. Seriously, it's either base desperation or lack of oxygen or both (along with severe stupidity of course).

We locals simply use alternate routes to get anywhere during "the season" which includes long FS dirt roads to avoid serious injury due to tourists who can't drive at this elevation (doesn't matter whether they can drive at all, they can still rent cars ad RVs which means they are dangerous).

[stopdiggin]

8. thanks. good as any I guess. "stupid" covers a lot of human behavioral territory (nt)

[Wellstone ruled]

4. Thankfully that appears to be a yearling.

Again,Stupid captured on a photo.

[2naSalit]

6. How can you tell?

[Wellstone ruled]

9. Body size,

just a young Bull. Have a Friend who raises Bison for Slaughter.

[2naSalit]

7. Fucking idiots...nt