grayfingers
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Post by grayfingers on Sept 11, 2012 9:18:32 GMT -5
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Post by Toad on Sept 11, 2012 10:49:36 GMT -5
Now that is freaking awesome.
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Sept 11, 2012 12:49:34 GMT -5
Wow. Kind of wish the grizzly had gotten him, provided that whatever burned the bison didn't make it sick...
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Post by helens on Sept 11, 2012 13:24:27 GMT -5
That's one of the most amazing animal picture series ever! I wish the grizzly got the bison too, because they had to put the bison down anyway. As tough as that bison was to survive what it did, not once but twice (burns and then grizzly), its sad they didn't try to save it. To survive all that just to get shot at the end just seems wrong.
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grayfingers
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Post by grayfingers on Sept 11, 2012 20:35:38 GMT -5
Hard Rock, The Bison most likely fell into a thermal feature. There are lots of areas in the geyser basins where what looks like land is actually a thin crust under which lies superheated water. The Bison are drawn to the heat generated and the bits of sedges that are green in winter nearby. It is not uncommon for one to fall through. Before they put the boardwalks in at Mammoth, people would wander off into such a fate. Now, it is the occasional drunk or especially foolhardy rube that gets poached to perfection, thus illustrating natural selection performing well.
And, yes the photographer got in the way of the natural rhythm , the bear should have recycled the bison. It's a harsh life in Yellowstone, it is quite a shock to watch a pack of wolves pull down a bison and literally eat them alive.
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Post by Toad on Sept 11, 2012 23:56:26 GMT -5
To survive all that just to get shot at the end just seems wrong. Reminds me of 'Night of the Living Dead'. That one guy survived all the way until morning just to get shot in the end...
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Sept 12, 2012 12:40:15 GMT -5
Yep, I've been to Yellowstone and Mammoth and I've seen the thermal features. However, those thermal features often carry a lot of minerals, some of which may be deadly if consumed by a grizzly.
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Post by rockrookie on Sept 12, 2012 12:41:16 GMT -5
awesome pictures .. i bet that guy , crapped himself.
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grayfingers
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Post by grayfingers on Sept 12, 2012 13:25:48 GMT -5
While it is true that you wouldn't want to drink thermal water due to it being very acidic there would be no danger to the bear as the bison was burned on it's skin during the no doubt brief time it was in the water, and the meat would not have soaked in any minerals. I live close to the park and have soaked in thermal pools for over 30 years with no ill effect. :drool: (They are not all boiling hot)
Thermal water can harbor microorganisms that can cause a fatal meningitis or Legionnaire’s disease, but I have never heard of anyone getting such. The predominant mineral in the water is silica. We used to 'hot pot' as it is called at night in the depths of winter in below zero temps.
It is a near spiritual experience to be lying back in the hot water on a full moon night watching elk grazing in the steamy moonlight. You have to dry your hair well upon getting out of the area warmed by steam when it is below zero or one's hair will freeze and snap.
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Post by helens on Sept 12, 2012 16:08:25 GMT -5
To survive all that just to get shot at the end just seems wrong. Reminds me of 'Night of the Living Dead'. That one guy survived all the way until morning just to get shot in the end... Gaaahhh... I remember that movie!!!! That was the worst (maybe best) ending ever!!! So ironic, so sad, so tragic, so surreal. As a teen, I watched all the zombie movies... and had the worst nightmares about them too! LOL!
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Post by bhiatt on Sept 12, 2012 18:47:02 GMT -5
my parents are at Yellowstone now. Mom sent me some photos and a video where you can look down over some hot yellow bubbly pits. Pretty wild looking stuff. A few buffalo pics in the trees.
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