IS OUR TOURISTS LEARNING?
Bison injures woman posing for selfie at Yellowstone
Bison selfies are a bad idea: Tourist gored in Yellowstone as another photo goes awry
(Thanks to Not My Usual Alias, Allen at Division, Jay Brandes and David Emery)
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Bison Selfie opened for Buffalo Springfield.
Posted by: OldPhil | July 23, 2015 at 02:36 PM
We all want to be bison now!
Posted by: David Emery | July 23, 2015 at 02:51 PM
First selfies. Then they try to smuggle them home.
SO they have have a big pet like this guy
Posted by: funny man | July 23, 2015 at 02:58 PM
Key phrase from the WaPo link:
... even-toed ungulate took umbrage.
Well played.
By the way, would any of these tourists have been standing that close to a domestic bull? And yet, they do so with a beast that's bigger and grumpier.
Posted by: Spiny Norman | July 23, 2015 at 04:11 PM
There are bison in areas at the Fermi National Laboratory in the western suburbs of Chicago.
I have a sudden urge to visit there and take a selfie.
Posted by: Not My Usual Alias | July 23, 2015 at 05:28 PM
They're just thinning the herd.
Posted by: wanderer2575 | July 23, 2015 at 05:35 PM
I have taken pictures of bison 100 feet away from me in South Dakota. That was closer than I liked, but I was standing still and the bison were walking past me, not the other way around. At the time, my non-reaction seemed like the best option. They were well over 100 yards away and stationary when I got out of the car. I wouldn't turn my back to a sheep I didn't know that was 6 yards away, much less a battle tatanka. I also was taught you are supposed to aim a camera away from you, not at yourself. This selfie fad is bull.
Posted by: Ralph | July 23, 2015 at 06:39 PM
As he approached the bison was heard to mumble, "turn off that damn phone and pay attention". Much like me in traffic.
Posted by: Loudmouth | July 23, 2015 at 11:19 PM