{"id":336295,"date":"2025-12-08T04:25:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T04:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/336295\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T04:25:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T04:25:09","slug":"onlooker-captures-stunning-photo-of-tourists-reckless-behavior-near-wild-animals-theyre-gigantic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/336295\/","title":{"rendered":"Onlooker captures stunning photo of tourists’ reckless behavior near wild animals: ‘They’re gigantic’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Folks, those are not dairy cows: Despite plenty of videos circulating online of bison running up hills<\/a> and charging at tourists, that message hasn’t sunk in. A poster on the r\/NationalPark<\/a> subreddit shared an egregious example of tourists underestimating the risks of wild animals.<\/p>\n

\"OnePhoto Credit: Reddit<\/p>\n

They sarcastically gave voice<\/a> to the oblivious tourists with their title: “That little fence will protect us!” The photo shows multiple tourists observing the bison from a mere 5-10 feet away, while one enthusiastic visitor even turns their back for a selfie.<\/p>\n

This is pretty reckless behavior because if the bison took offense, the tourists would have little time to get out of harm’s way. As the original poster noted, a fence is of little worry to bison. YouTuber Fy Nyth<\/a> put that on display with a video<\/a> showing bison easily scaling one in Wyoming with no run-up.<\/p>\n

There’s a reason the National Park Service recommends<\/a> keeping a distance of 100 feet away from bison. While bison are often chill, that doesn’t mean they can’t be provoked or are always in the mood<\/a> for humans to push their buttons and use them in impromptu photo shoots<\/a>.<\/p>\n

These unwanted interactions can end poorly for humans<\/a>, leading to serious injuries. Turning your back on a wild animal at short range is ill-advised, and there are plenty of examples of the animals using it as an opportunity to make a run at an unsuspecting tourist.<\/p>\n

It can also go poorly for the animals, which can face euthanasia<\/a> if they become violent toward humans or get rejected by their herd<\/a> due to an excess of human interactions.<\/p>\n

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Visitors to the subreddit sounded off on the tourists in the comments.<\/p>\n

“Too many people treat national parks like they’re at the zoo,” one wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“I remember a ranger saying some people have asked him where the animals go to get inside at night,” a commenter followed up<\/a>.<\/p>\n

One Redditor jokingly referenced Lucille Bluth of “Arrested Development” to represent<\/a> the tourists’ mindset: “It’s a bison, Michael, how high could it jump? 2, 3 inches? They’re gigantic.”<\/p>\n

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