There are so many things to write about Yellowstone but we must concentrate on the bison herd. We spent a good two hours observing them... although not all on purpose!
About 4,000 bison roam free in Yellowstone. They are the largest land mammal in North America with bulls weighing up to 2,000 pounds.
And just for the record, bison are not buffalos... the only true buffalos live in Africa.
Intrigued by these massive creatures, David, Rox, and I decided to check these critters out and see what we might learn. Here is a photo collage so that you can see what we saw!
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| A bull and cow rest peacefully. |
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| Of course, we must have the docile scene of mother and baby. |
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| Evidently not all mothers are as understanding as some! |
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| No, this bison has not been shot. He has flopped down and is rolling in the dirt. Strangely enough, a park ranger told us that this is a flirting maneuver by bulls... lucky ladies! |
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| Of course, there are bull fights. |
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| And normally someone loses. (No bison was killed in the shooting of this photo!) |
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| Then you have the bad boys on the block. These two would graze one side of the road, then amble back to the other, apparently just to stop traffic. |
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| King of the Road |
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| It can seem pretty intimidating when a land animal outweighs your car! |
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If there was ever any doubt that you can't roller skate in a buffalo herd, this photo should convince you. When the entire herd decided to move from one side of the road to the other, we were stuck in this bison jam for nearly an hour! And you thought that Houston traffic was bad!
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| Posing for the next buffalo nickel! |
I leave you with the words of philosopher and song writer, Roger Miller:
You can't roller skate in a buffalo herd.
You can't roller skate in a buffalo herd.
You can't roller skate in a buffalo herd.
But you can be happy, if you've a mind to!
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