When I was a little boy, my aunts visited Yellowstone Park and brought back all these cool slides and souvenirs. But there are other souvenirs you can get that you can’t bring back with you… and you’d better not try.
In this video we see dudes from the East taking their toddlers to see Mr. Bison up close and personal. A same-day newscast reported a tourist from New Jersey getting gored because he got up too close to a bison and annoyed it. A 1,000-pound animal is not safely cheesed off.
Really, now–how close do you want to get to a wild bison who’s trying to eat? They’re not hyper-aggressive animals, but they do want their space. In fact, they injure many more tourists than grizzly bears, mountain lions, or other tourists do. That’s because people insist on bugging them.
Leave your toddler safely in the car.
What is wrong with these people. Wild animals are … well … wild, and unpredictable. They don’t assume good intentions on your part. It’s hardly surprising that someone could be gored by a bison.