mk
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Post by mk on May 8, 2016 19:15:31 GMT -8
I saw an elk being surrounded by onlookers in a parking lot at the Grand Canyon South Rim. It was getting very agitated and looking for a way out, while people were advancing toward and surrounding the animal. I went in the other direction ... An animal that feels trapped and threatened is just a recipe for disaster. And that includes pets such as dogs.
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BigLoad
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Post by BigLoad on May 8, 2016 19:19:34 GMT -8
Yikes! A frightened elk is as dangerous as a angry bison.
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Post by High Sierra Fan on May 8, 2016 19:25:56 GMT -8
Yikes! A frightened elk is as dangerous as a angry bison. And they pack a nasty punch. I've seen cars they've attacked around Mammoth Hot Springs where they hang out on the lawn between the Yellowstone visitor buildings and the hot springs terraces. During the rut they can have zero tolerance for some unfortunate cars and will repeatedly slam into them with their antlers, and they're big enough to put a LOT of muscle behind those tines: Impressive amounts of sheet metal damage. And until the car drives off they just keep going at it.
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Post by amaruq on May 9, 2016 4:23:13 GMT -8
Sounds like being an elk is a great way to work out a bit of road rage.
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Post by Woodsie on May 9, 2016 15:00:25 GMT -8
National Parks = Petting Zoo to some people. It's all fun and games until someone gets gored or thrown 20 feet.
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Post by RumiDude on May 14, 2016 11:58:53 GMT -8
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2016 13:12:06 GMT -8
Maybe try this link. Seriously, the news just gets more and more strange. While the father and son were from outside the country, they evidently spoke English well enough to read the signs and warnings to stay away from wildlife. But they put the bison calf in their car and took it to a ranger station to insist the calf needs help.
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Post by johnnyray on May 15, 2016 7:46:53 GMT -8
Perhaps one day there will be a T-Rex petting zoo.
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Post by rebeccad on May 15, 2016 7:56:21 GMT -8
Perhaps one day there will be a T-Rex petting zoo. Maybe a good approach to improving the gene pool.
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2016 8:35:28 GMT -8
And again. This time in Custer State Park "next door" to Wind Cave National Park: Source: Rapid City Journal, complete with photo of the woman reaching out to the bison from about 4 feet away.
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mk
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Post by mk on May 15, 2016 12:29:02 GMT -8
!!! (I just can't find the words to say what I'm thinking.)
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Post by immadman on May 15, 2016 14:08:22 GMT -8
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Post by Lonewolf on May 15, 2016 18:06:19 GMT -8
with photo of the woman reaching out to the bison And she was probably shocked to discover the buffalo really was a wild animal. Any bets on whether she'll sue the Park?
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Post by tallgrass on May 15, 2016 19:22:34 GMT -8
I'm warming to the idea of putting attendance caps on park entrance. Use IQ & verified outdoor/wilderness experience as qualifications for entrance.
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Post by paula53 on May 15, 2016 21:49:34 GMT -8
A lot of the time I think the wild animals are just smarter than the tourists.
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