On Tour in Yellowstone we stopped to see the Thermal hot spots.

Just as we got off the van and rounded the corner here was this Bison taking an afternoon siesta!

They are huge animals, close to six feet at the shoulder and easily close to or over 2000 lbs.

This one looks peaceful doesn’t he?

Well the ranger was close at hand with hand on the pepper spray strapped to her leg.

We stopped and chatted with her a while.

She said it makes her real uneasy when the Bison decide to venture so close.

Mind you there were lots and lots of people,

including a lot of small children, wandering around.

I think because of their appearance you have the feeling they are slow and dumb.

Quite the contrary.

We were told they can jump a 4 to 6’ high fence with barely any running distance.

And are equal competitors to short distance Olympic sprinters.

It upped our respect of them a lot!





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