A full-grown bison walks past car windows in Yellowstone National Park like the road was built for him — because as far as he's concerned, it was. Bulls weigh up to 2,000 pounds, stand six feet tall at the shoulder, and despite that size they can hit 35 mph — faster than any human who has ever lived. That's why park rules tell visitors to stay at least 25 yards away: more people are injured by bison in Yellowstone than by any other animal, usually because someone stepped out of their car for a closer photo. Bison traffic jams like this one are a daily event in the park, and rangers have one rule for them: the bison always has the right of way. There's history behind that respect. Tens of millions of bison once roamed North America before being hunted to near-extinction in the 1800s — at the lowest point, only a few hundred remained. Yellowstone's herd descends from about two dozen survivors that hid in the park's remote valleys, making it the only place in the United States where wild bison have lived continuously since prehistoric times. In 2016, the bison became the official national mammal of the United States. Footage credit: original photographer 🗝️ The truth is in the fragments. Subscribe to Mind Fragments for more unexplained mysteries and mind-bending facts. #MindFragments #facts #shorts #yellowstone #bison #yellowstonenationalpark #wildlife #nationalpark #buffalo #animalfacts #wyoming #nature #wildanimals #americanbison
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He's as confident as my mother-in-law.
buffaloes skip leg day too 😂
‘ Traffic moves when he says so. ‘ The humble drunk truck driver:
Must be the one that charged that grandpa a few weeks back
Where is his wings?
add that to things i want to hug that i can't
Bro never missed a shoulder day 😂😂
I like his jacket
He is the king of the road!
Of course it's under your name. The whole valley is actually yours, the deed speaks for itself Sir, to do as you please. We are just very grateful that you have allowed us to pass thru. It's a great privilege. Good day💀💀
Thank you for staying in your car and respecting him.
"You tell 'em, I'm not going to tell 'em."
It moves when he says so because he's from there and you're not and you will never be from there
Bro doesn't eat grass. Bro eats palm trees with creatin.
Damn they turned the show Yellowstone into a real thing
Driving up to one is a BAD idea
One guys said " confident as his mother in law "😂
Bison DONT miss shoulder day
Of course it's under your name. The whole valley is actually yours, the deed speaks for itself Sir, to do as you please. We are just very grateful that you have allowed us to pass thru. It's a great privilege. Good day
I was in Yellowstone looking at bison when it started hailing like crazy, big stones smacking them in the head while they ran around looking for shelter. One charged across the road right where I was sitting. A blindly angry bison was one of the scariest things I’ve seen.