Grandpa Walks Right Up To Bison Herd To Take Pictures With His iPad

I hope I live long enough that I don't care what happens to me like this guy. One of the benefits of getting old is that the whole "give a f**k" seems to go away, and you can just say or do whatever you want. I mean, who's going to stop you? And what do you really have to lose at that point? And this guy really doesn't seem to care what happens after walking right up to a herd of bison in near Bridal Veil Falls in Oregon. Obviously there are warnings all over the park to stay 25 yards (or 75 feet) away from large animals. And for obvious reasons. How many times have we seen these encounters go horribly wrong? Bison are the largest animal to roam North America. They can weigh well over 2,000 pounds, making them the largest animals by a lot. And these beasts often leisurely wander along grazing with their large herd. All they eat is plants, so bison tend to avoid conflict if they can, but because of their size they certainly don’t shy away from anything. People don’t seem to get it though. They think it’s a big loveable creature and don’t realize that this beast uses its size as defense, and it will run you over. Grandpa didn't care though. When he saw a herd of bison blocking traffic in the park, he decided it was a great opportunity for a photo op, and got out of his car to walk up to the animals to get a picture. And in a classic old guy move, he used his iPad to take the pictures - all while horrified onlookers were praying that nothing bad happened. Just kidding, the woman filming seemed to just be hoping that he got taught a lesson: "I hope you get kicked in the ass." Apparently the stunned rangers finally told the man to...you know, get away from the massive wild animals, and he was able to safely make it back to his truck. But man, grandpa was just out here risking it all for a pic on his iPad. https://www.instagram.com/p/C9Q-HN3g0Yl/

Man Pinned To The Ground By A Bison In Yellowstone National Park

Good Lord... This isn’t a deer, this is the largest animal to roam North America we are talking about here. Bison can weigh well over 2,000 pounds, making them the largest animals by a lot. These beasts often leisurely wander along grazing with their large herd. All they eat is plants, so bison tend to avoid conflict if needed but because of their size they certainly don’t shy away from anything. People don’t get it though. They think it’s a big loveable creature because they are in Yellowstone National Park and don’t realize that this beast uses its size as defense, and it will run you over. Now, as much as I want people to learn their lesson and just let the wildlife be, I really don’t want to see anyone get hurt. It just seems to be that is what needs to happen for people to truly understand the risks they are taking getting so close to these massive animals. This photo coming out of Yellowstone shows a tourist completely pinned down to the ground by a bison that he got to close to. The post summed it up, thankfully with the man being okay. “This is what happens when you get too close to a bison! The guy is okay, just got a few bruises. Mostly a bruised ego.” I’m sure he learned a lesson on this one… https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca_exxZOJzQ/ Good Lord... This isn’t a deer, this is the largest animal to roam North America we are talking about here. Bison can weigh well over 2,000 pounds, making them the largest animals by a lot. These beasts often leisurely wander along grazing with their large herd. All they eat is plants, so bison tend to avoid conflict if needed but because of their size they certainly don’t shy away from anything. People don’t get it though. They think it’s a big loveable creature because they are in Yellowstone National Park and don’t realize that this beast uses its size as defense, and it will run you over. Now, as much as I want people to learn their lesson and just let the wildlife be, I really don’t want to see anyone get hurt. It just seems to be that is what needs to happen for people to truly understand the risks they are taking getting so close to these massive animals. This photo coming out of Yellowstone shows a tourist completely pinned down to the ground by a bison that he got to close to. The post summed it up, thankfully with the man being okay. “This is what happens when you get too close to a bison! The guy is okay, just got a few bruises. Mostly a bruised ego.” I’m sure he learned a lesson on this one… https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca_exxZOJzQ/

Yellowstone Visitors Stunned As Deer Walks Right Into Thermal Pool

Bambi about to be deer soup. I guess this deer didn’t see the warning signs… Thermal pools ain’t nothing to mess around with though. Curious (and stupid) minds tends to take over, and people love to roll the dice at Yellowstone National Park. Whether it's approaching a wild animal, or getting to close to a thermal pool even though they can reach temperatures up to 345 degrees. There are countless signs warning people to stay out but they just can’t seem to help themselves. Time and time again we see and hear of people going right into these springs. Some have even died as they found a human foot in one. Beyond them being dangerous, they are rare and special feature of the landscape, making their protection highly important. However, people don’t seem to care and just want to get that cool video. With wildlife, the same rules don’t apply. They don’t see fences or signs, but they also wouldn’t walk into a scorching hot spring. The habitat and wildlife coexist just fine. These folks were shocked to find that out though while they were visiting a hot spring in Yellowstone National Park. The deer is seen walking straight to, and then right into, a thermal feature. The man behind the camera was stunned: “Are you gonna go get burnt by acid? Ow... What the...  So they lied to us? It’s been a lie this whole time.” Truth is that different thermal pools run at different temperatures. Some are hot and some are REALLY hot. Some will melt the skin right off your hand. This deer, who may or may not know any better, obviously found one of the cooler ones. Nevertheless, I'm afraid that this viral deer is gonna make everybody run out there and try to touch it... DON'T be like this deer... He got a close up with the deer as well:

Bear Chases Elk Around The Thermal Pools At Yellowstone National Park

If Yellowstone isn't on the bucket list, put it on there ASAP. The place is absolutely incredible. Between the stunning natural beauty and the up close encounters with wildlife, you're guaranteed to see something amazing. For these parkgoers, they got a front row seat to herd of elk while touring the thermal pools. But it wasn't just a rambunctious herd of elk, they were running for their lives. With a bear hot on the tail, these elk do everything they can to evade the bear, while also avoiding the scalding hot springs. If footage like this doesn't convince you to check it out, nothing will. https://youtu.be/yzp7Y9IMU70

Yellowstone National Park Tourist Provides A+ Commentary On People Approaching Bison

Why? Just tell me why... There are enough videos floating around of bison, elk and bear encounters gone wrong at national parks. And it never ceases to amaze me that these people think these beasts are friendly. This isn't a petting zoo, that bison won’t think twice about running you right over... or worse, running a horn right through you. The people filming this video are clearly aware of what is about to occur. Their camera is on and the woman is even narrating the events unfolding. And the commentary is FANTASTIC: “We’ve run into a Bison here and these stupid girls are approaching it” Well, that about sums it up... But it does get better. The woman who clearly knows her stuff, hits us with some cold hard facts. “Ahh, Bison can run up to 30 miles per hour and gore you to death” True story.. She continues on to say what we all are thinking. “Smart, smart folks. I can’t believe we let some people into National Parks, any-who..” The woman, clearly should have some popcorn because she might as well be watching a movie. She is going to let these people figure it out the hard way. And that lesson is served pretty quickly. The bison doesn’t like how close the Tourons are and takes a good run at them sending them fleeing for their lives. The woman pretty sarcastically sums it up. “Oh yeah, there ya go. That’s generally about the general level of intelligence we run across here.” The people scatter and run for the hills... as they should. The bison carries on in just another day in the life of a wild animal in a national park. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roMoGNHrrV8

Bison Charges Entire Family At Yellowstone National Park

It is really non-stop. Time after time, just incredibly stupid bison charge videos. It's really surprisingly few people who actually get hurt in the videos, however when they do, it's never good. So once again for the people in the back, these are not cows, they're not friendly, and they will run you over without a second thought. The video starts with an entire family walking directly towards a bison that is standing next to a boardwalk. Although there are many stupid people way to close, this family is the king of them all as they decide to walk straight to this bison. They walk within a few feet of it and all start taking cellphone pictures. It’s not worth the pic for the 'Gram… The man video taping this wild event from afar sums up what we are all thinking perfectly. “See him gesturing? See his head movements?  Saying I will get you, I will get you.” The bison continues to give them fair warning it is not happy. The crowd start to realize and disperse. Four people stay put and quickly learn what the bison was communicating. One man starts to run away a bit from the increasing angry animal and everything starts to run including the bison. Most of their family makes it to higher ground. The bison stays on the tail of one of the smallest people there. The boy uses the bushes to help get away as he gets chased in a circle with everyone shouting for him to run. He makes it away safe and everyone in the area realizes they need to take a good 10-steps back. And perhaps the craziest part? The man who seems to be his father is laughing the whole time... Ain’t nothing funny about that, dad. Other than how stupid you are. The kid got lucky... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWc1ghX8qpA

Brown Bears Have Vicious Battle Over Whale Carcass Off Coast Of Alaska

I just got back from the lovely state of Montana, and while I didn't run into any bears while I was there (probably a good thing), you get a first hand account of the vast, incredible, and humbling beauty this country has to offer. And while Montana is amazing it gets no more vast, incredible and humbling than Alaska. In this incredible footage at the Katmai Coast of Southern Alaska, we get to watch as two coastal brown bears engage in a vicious fight over a beached whale carcass.

A whale carcass beached on the Alaskan coast prompted several dramatic fights between scavenging bears over the newfound bounty.

The scene was caught on camera at the Katmai coast in southern Alaska, in August 2015, as a massive male attacked a smaller female with a cub at the carcass, briefly gaining the upper hand until a different male attacks, saving the female. And we have a front row seat. [adthrive-in-post-video-player video-id="fYi78WLY" upload-date="2021-01-06T19:47:09.000Z" name="Alaskan Bears Battle Over Whale Carcass" description="Two Alaskan Brown Bears fight over a whale carcass." player-type="default" override-embed="default"]