Video captured a moment once-in-a lifetime after Yellowstone National Park’s 150 bison were surrounded by a jammed SUV.
It can be seen crossing the street and creating a jam towards Wyoming’s famous park.
“Why are they coming toward us?” In a YouTube video, a male driver is asked by a female passenger. On October 31, They must move off of that road.
“This is insane,” a woman declares in the video. The footage shows the car being approached by animals and then surrounded for almost three minutes.
“They keep coming. They might cause severe damage to the vehicle right away.
There are dozens upon dozens, if not hundreds of bison scurrying towards the SUV from the other direction.
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“Why do they come towards us?” A female passenger is heard questioning the driver. “They should get off the road!”
In a YouTube video uploaded on October 31, the bison is seen overtaking traffic and causing congestion towards the Wyoming park.
The camerawoman flips the camera towards the side window about halfway through the video. Bison after bison are seen walking just feet away. An extreme close-up shows snow on the fur of the horned animals.
Passengers put the bison count at over 150. The SUV was eventually abandoned by wild animals.
The experience was described as a “once in a lifetime” by those who were riding along with the driver.
It is not uncommon for bison traffic jams to occur in the national park.
There is a long history in the region of tourists getting surrounded with bison when they travel on park roads. Some parks roads can easily become congested.
In August of this year, footage captured the bison leading a line of cars through Yellowstone. The bison remained in its own lane.
The video contains a voiceover that says, “Oh my goodness!” ‘Oh, he’s cute.’
A day earlier, another bison, possibly from another area, fell asleep on the roadway, creating yet more traffic congestion. Drivers had to wait until the animal woke up.
The camerawoman moves the camera towards the side window. Bison after bison are seen walking just feet away. A close-up of the animal fur can even reveal snow.
They estimated that there were more than 150 bison. The SUV was eventually abandoned by wild animals.
Yellowstone National Park signs warn visitors to stay away from bisons and other wildlife.
Pictured: On June 8, 2021, visitors watch bisons and their babies cross Yellowstone National Park’s road.
Yellowstone Park experts claim that bisons are very used to vehicles and even know where the right-of way is.
The park website states that bisons will eventually find their way to the roads, but you can also be patient and just go around them.
“But please spare the city from honking.”
The park has 4,680 bison living in the 2,221,766 acres that make up Yellowstone National Park, with the animal weighing up to 2,000 pounds.
Bisons can also be fast up to 30 MPH and are very aggressive.
Yellowstone sees record numbers of visitors, since all the entrances opened for the 2021 tourist seasons.