{"id":2177462,"date":"2024-09-11T12:00:06","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T11:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?p=2177462"},"modified":"2024-09-07T11:24:07","modified_gmt":"2024-09-07T10:24:07","slug":"were-surrounded-a-traffic-jam-like-no-other-bikers-road-blocked-by-yellowstone-bison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/were-surrounded-a-traffic-jam-like-no-other-bikers-road-blocked-by-yellowstone-bison\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWe\u2019re surrounded!\u201d A traffic jam like no other &#8211; bikers road-blocked by Yellowstone bison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bison-created traffic jams are nothing new in Yellowstone, but this great little vid adds an extra dimension of entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>Because in this case it\u2019s a gang of bikers who\u2019re being held up by herd of the slow moving beasts, and made even better by a slightly nervous-sounding commentary: \u201cWe\u2019re now in the middle of this mess. We\u2019re surrounded.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And also \u2013 it\u2019s a very big herd of bison.<\/p>\n<p>Amazingly, the vid \u2013 even though it was shot in Yellowstone National Park \u2013 didn\u2019t come from our usual source for wild animal encounters, Tourons of Yellowstone.<\/p>\n<p>Though, to be fair, although one biker does get a little close at one point, no one actually appears to be acting like a touron here \u2013 they appear to manage as best and safely as they can under the circumstances.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Bison Traffic Jam! Yellowstone Tourists Get Stuck in Epic Encounter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Axy9Clx2Av8\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Bison don\u2019t exactly lust for human blood and they\u2019re certainly not predators, but they\u2019re known as unpredictable beasts that can stampede without provocation and charge at people, gore them and toss them up into the air. Like many animals, they attack when they feel threatened, so under certain circumstances, they do pose a danger to humans.<\/p>\n<p>The best thing to do is keep your distance, but you can read more about bison and avoiding being gored by one here.<\/p>\n<p><i>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advnture.com\/news\/bison-vs-bikers-yellowstine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">article<\/a> by Dave Golder was first published by Advnture on 4 September 2024. 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