“Playing the dead.”
That was the advice he repeatedly yelled at a person who was filmed running away from a bison while visiting Yellowstone National Park.
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In the terrifying clip, which was shared on YouTube last week and has since garnered nearly 300,000 views, two bison are seen standing together before starting to charge two guests running for their lives. However, one of them trips and falls on the grass.
Spectators standing behind the person filming scream in terror as the bison continues to charge towards the visitor who is now lying down.
Incredibly, however, the wild animal stops and instead seems to smell.
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Those who watch scream at the guest to “play dead” as the bison continues to sniff her for several seconds, until he finally escapes. She gets up and walks calmly with the person she had been running with before. She did not appear to be hurt.
Guests are cautioned not to get too close to the bison while inside the park, they are wild and have been known to charge
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The video was shared on Friday, but it was not revealed on what day this particular incident took place.
According to Cowboy State Daily, the incident occurred at Nez Perce Creek.
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Guests are cautioned to get too close to the bison, which is wild and known to be carrying.
Last month, a visitor to Yellowstone National Park was harassed by a bison after getting too close in an attempt to take a photo.
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“Bison has injured more people in Yellowstone than any other animal,” writes the National Park Service on its website, noting that all guests must stay at least 25 yards from the animal, which can run three times faster than humans.
Last month, a visitor to Yellowstone National Park was harassed by a bison after getting too close in an attempt to take a photo.
In May, two days after the park opened after being closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, a visitor was injured by a bison after getting too close to the wild animal.
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