This herd of enormous bison showed that nature remains supreme over technology as they crossed the road, and forced everyone to wait for them.
Bison are one of the largest land animals on the North American continent, and according to the National Park Service, the herds in Yellowstone can be traced back to prehistoric periods.
That’s a pretty impressive lineage for these animals, which have struggled through ages of hardships just so that they could force the traffic to wait for them as they crossed the road. Their ancestors would be very proud.
Male American bison can stand up to six feet tall, and weigh close to two thousand pounds according to the U.S. Department of the Interior, meaning the traffic had no option but to stop and wait for the herd to clear the road.
There was no way around the herd as it had spread itself out, and there was certainly no way through when these animals are themselves the size of cars. Herds can migrate for a variety of reasons, but typically it’s to ensure access to food and comfortable temperatures.
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