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Bison, along with other wildlife, have a wide range of potential behaviors, Curtis says. "As with people, some individual animals might have a less tolerant and more grumpy disposition," he says.
Bison are among the most dangerous animals encountered by visitors to the various North American national parks and will attack humans if provoked. They appear slow because of their lethargic movements but can easily outrun humans; bison have been observed running as fast as 65 to 70 km/h (40 to 45 mph).
A bison can run at speeds up to 35 mph, the park says. In May, a visitor was knocked to the ground by a bison after getting too close in the Old Faithful Upper Geyser Basin, the park said at the time.
A bison (pl.: bison) is a large bovine in the genus Bison (Greek: "wild ox" (bison) [1]) within the tribe Bovini. Two extant and numerous extinct species are recognised. Of the two surviving species, the American bison , B. bison , found only in North America , is the more numerous.
The European bison (pl.: bison) (Bison bonasus) or the European wood bison, also known as the wisent [a] (/ ˈ v iː z ə n t / or / ˈ w iː z ə n t /), the zubr [b] (/ ˈ z uː b ə r /), or sometimes colloquially as the European buffalo, [c] is a European species of bison. It is one of two extant species of bison, alongside the American bison.
The Cool Down reported, "Research shows that bison injure more people than any other animal at Yellowstone," according to ScienceDirect. Getting out to take photos is the most common reason people ...
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Bison injure a handful of people in Yellowstone every year on average. A man reaches over a railing to pet a bison on the head in yet another example of dangerous behavior by visitors to ...