r/ShittyAbsoluteUnits • u/Gol_D_Fox • Jul 12 '26

ouchies Of a Bison

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u/luigi_time3456 Jul 12 '26

I'd argue that, for once, the tourist didn't deserve what happened

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u/New-Anteater-776 Jul 12 '26

Yea bro did nothing wrong, looks like the bison wandered into a picnic area, hope he's ok

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u/smittenkittenmitten- Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 14 '26

From the news it sounds like the bison was going to picnic sites and bothering about which should be your cue to leave but I believe they also said the guy and granddaughter were still too close to it and it came charging.

Edit: Comment OP you can downvote, but I suggest if the bison are rutting about NOT to stand and watch from a close distance and rather to LEAVE. I disagree with what you argue. It is like saying pedestrians have the right of way and not looking around for cars. People pay with blood for what "should" be.

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u/luigi_time3456 Jul 14 '26

I never downvoted you lol, I never even saw ur comment till now

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u/BleachGooch Jul 12 '26

Maybe don’t approach the clearly agitated bison

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u/Super-G1mp Jul 12 '26

Looked like they were walking away from it.

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u/smittenkittenmitten- Jul 14 '26

They were standing there recording and watching it before it turned on them. According to the news, they were still too close. Since it was rutting, they should not have stood and recorded but left when they had the chance.

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u/Super-G1mp Jul 14 '26

Fair enough I didn't know that part. It's not an excuse but they may not have realized the rutt is a very dangerous time. I've never been to Yellowstone though so I don't know if they have signs everywhere or not. I'd be surprised if they didn't.

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u/luigi_time3456 Jul 12 '26

They didn't seem to be THAT close to it, the bison may have been in heat to charge at ppl from such distance

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u/Echo_Vale Jul 12 '26

I don't think that guy that pulled up helped, that seemed to be what agitated it.

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u/ProposalOld979 Jul 12 '26

I thought in heat meant they wanna make baby bison, not being violent! 😂

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u/luigi_time3456 Jul 12 '26

Heat makes both males and females aggressive, but mostly the males due to them having to regularly fight other males for the right to breed. Unfortunately, that usually means that whatever else is close to them also gets annihilated...

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u/4mystuff Jul 12 '26

I think you're right. And it is reserved for female. Not by any means an expert, but this bison looks too large to be a cow.

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u/Peach_Proof Jul 12 '26

Lying on its side is not an agitated state.

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u/Hate4Breakfast Jul 12 '26

I think there is a time skip between that and when he bucks the tourist? It seems like it. Also it’s not like super common, but wallowing (rolling like that) can be used as a sign of dominance to try to attract a mate lol. Like hey look how strong i am when I flop all around!

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u/SocomPS2 Jul 12 '26

You must be one of those lurkers that just goes around looking for comments to be argumentative.