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"MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyo. – A 12-year-old visitor was injured by a bison in Yellowstone National Park on June 26 at approximately 9:15 a.m.

The incident occurred near Mud Volcano, just north of Fishing Bridge. The visitor sustained injuries, and emergency medical personnel transported them to a nearby hospital. The incident remains under investigation."

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Yellowstone visitor injured by bison encounter  - Yellowstone National Park (U.S. National Park Service)

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@benroyce I was at an area of rock formations once, falling off meaning not getting back up again, likely being swept away by a current, watching a father keep telling his 10-ish-yr-old son to keep stepping backwards while he framed a shot. I was picking my jaw up off the ground, trying to get close enough to call out stop and be heard when the man finally caught on. Neither the kid nor that dad had been paying attention to where the kid’s feet were. One more step backwards…
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i was at the grand canyon and there's a portion of the cliff where there's an isolated pillar a few feet from the cliff and an insane fall all around both the cliff and the pillar

and i watch this dude run and jump onto the pillar so his friends can take a picture of him there. then he jumps back

jesus fucking christ

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People do idiotic things all over the place. We were in Arizona in 2022 and hiked up a popular Red Rock formation near Sedona. At the top, people waited their turn to get selfies on a picturesque outcropping (not me -- getting to the top was enough). Some morons HUNG OFF the edge for the best extreme shots.
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@PamelaBarroway @benroyce @CStamp My favorite climb at Vedauwoo was called Holy Saturday and you walked backwards off the rock face for 5 feet hopped off the slight overhang and then it was just you and the rope and the Wyoming wind for 60 ft bounding down the face. LoL That said only a fucking idiot hangs off a cliff without a rope. “People” indeed.
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@Pineywoozle @PamelaBarroway @benroyce @CStamp There's a rappel in Joshua Tree I have done many, many, many times which is off the end of a cliff and about 50 or 60 feet down. I'm happy to do it as long as there are three anchors up top I have personally inspected and a good rope! (plus all the safety gear!). The big issue (I was doing this as a climbing instructor with a youth group) is that you've GOT to have a well fitting harness. Skinny people and young kids need a very adjustable harness or you have a real risk of falling out the top (no hips!!)
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@PamelaBarroway @benroyce @CStamp Yeah I saw more than enough people who didn’t understand how their gear actually worked. I’m such a shy person, I never told them how unsafe they were being.
😉 I might have mentioned that I didn’t want them falling and ruining my climb. 🤣 🤣 🤣
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Why can't little Timmy just photograph the bison himself from a safe distance? I mean, this is what I do with bunnies in the back yard, in this case from my window, which bunnies will of course just run away if scared and that's that, where bison will try to gore you or worse, but still.

And even with bugs, warning colors should be heeded and things like tarantula hawks didn't get their reputation for having one of the most painful stings in the bug kingdom out of nowhere.

Leave people out of this unless they're accompanied by a licensed wildlife handler, eg. if playing with a Fennec fox with said handler calling the shots.

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Like, this was snapped from my window with a vintage zoom lens paired to a Lumix GF2, there's no reason that type of thing can't be done from the car with things like bison with whatever camera/lens combo.
A backyard bunny shot I snapped from my window.

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@nantucketlit There is a wildlife park in Quebec, which is more or less a drive-through zoo. There are strict regulations about interactions: stay in cars, only feed the deer and elk carrots (that are sold at the entrance), and when going through the bison area, keep windows closed. The bison are in a special gated area that has a big warning to remind people.

One day, some idiot decided rules weren't meant for them:

youtu.be/HVxgSdY6nGk

Fortunately, bison was ok. Car, not so much

Bison gets head stuck in car window #shorts

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@CStamp @nantucketlit When I was a young child (elementary school), I went to a drive through wilderness park with monkeys. ANGRY MONKEYS. The monkeys tried to rip open the car and tore all the (fabric) liner off the top of the car. Needless to say, not a fan of drive-through wilderness parks with monkeys or similar dangers now.
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@nantucketlit Omega seems to have a good track record. Most of the animals are in fenced-in areas beside the road. Only various deer, elk, ibex, bison, boar, and musk ox roam in their areas, and the bison is the only incident I've heard of.

There is a wildlife "safari" somewhere in Ontario that I've heard stories about. Folk can drive their own cars (not recommended) or take their guided vehicles.

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Somewhere there are photos of the car, but this describes the damage: ""The windshield was damaged and the column between the front window and the windshield was damaged too," he said.

Staff at the wildlife park noted that the bison was able to free itself after about 10 minutes, and was unharmed."

I'd love to have been a fly on the wall when the person called their insurance agent.

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Bison Gets Head Stuck in Vehicle's Window for 10 Minutes, Frantically Tries to Escape

A bison struggles to release its giant head from a car window in Canada.
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