Tourists Narrowly Escape Being Gored After 'Trying To Pet' Bison For Selfies Despite Calls To Stop

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After openly attempting to pet and take selfies with a bison while visiting Yellowstone National Park, two women narrowly avoided serious injury.

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A visitor once gathered the nerve to extend her hand to the enormous animal, but she was horrified when it bucked its head and nearly hacked her with its horn. Another shows a separate woman recklessly approaching the animal for a selfie.

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In case it wasn't obvious, bison are not animals you want to get too close to.

The National Park Service states that it is possible to share space with the big animals, but only if you maintain a safe distance.

In essence, they'll mind their own business as long as you do the same.

If they see bison on the track, park visitors are advised to keep at least 25 yards away.

It's also important to remember that it's strictly forbidden to "wilfully remain, approach, and photograph wildlife within 100 yards" in Wyoming Park.

It would appear that a lot of visitors to Yellowstone didn't get the notice and frequently go trying their luck with bison and other wild animals they come across in the park, which may frequently have some fairly tragic consequences.

Thankfully, the woman in this recent video was able to flee without suffering any harm. She did, however, have a shock as the animal charged at her.

After the woman and other adjacent tourists shouted and fled, the bison appeared to be a little tired and stayed put. He presumably encounters this frequently.

A different woman was recently observed attempting to take a selfie with a wild animal in another incident.

A photo with the caption "Tourons of Yellowstone: For the'moron' tourists who visit the park" was posted to the social media site Instagram. "Sighted at Biscuit Basin. She was trying to pet it. It was insane. Like inches. Her arrogance was so infuriating. People were telling her to move away and she kept posing for like 10 minutes."

While the bison tries to relax on the grassy plain, the woman can be seen posing and doing her hair in the footage. 

If this animal had even the slightest attitude, the mind-numbing incident might have turned out to be far worse.

The park reminded people that "bison have injured more people in Yellowstone than any other animal" after a lady was gored by a bison in 2022 when she provoked the animal by approaching too closely. 

They have a three times higher running speed than humans and are unpredictable.

Wild creatures are also in danger when they come into contact with bison, making it not simply humans who are at risk.

A newborn bison had to be put down at Yellowstone last week after a visitor deliberately touched it.

The tourist had been helping the alone calf to return to its herd.

However, human intervention can lead a herd to reject its young.

The small bison calf was rejected by the herd in spite of numerous attempts by park authorities to reconcile it with its mother.

The animal had to be put to death because, after its herd abandoned it, it started approaching vehicles and pedestrians on the road, creating a dangerous situation.

Yellowstone is currently looking into what happened.