You can always tell if there is an animal
sighting near the road because cars are abandoned in the middle
of the road, all four doors left open,
and everyone is running in the same direction. Not the wilderness
experience we hoped for, but we saw some
pretty interesting things.
BIson and elk are plentiful and easy to
spot. On our first day in the park we came
across these young bull elk locking horns
over a disinterested female nearby.
Off the same road we spotted these otters
playing in a stream
He is alone and somewhat smaller than the mated pairs we saw. |
We were told this is a pika
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There are an estimated 4900 bison in the
Yellowstone area. A bull like this weighs 2000 lbs., is
tempremental and can run 30 mph. It is
amazing how willing some people are to antagonize them.
Mature bulls seem to enjoy walking slowly
down the middle of the road blocking traffic for
as long as they wish. We watched one confront
an RV that attempted to push past him.