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Video shows bison chasing child who got too close at Yellowstone National Park
Eve Chen
Just weeks after a bison tossed a grandfather into the air at Yellowstone National Park, video shows another close encounter involving a bison and a child.
In the video Brittany Peteler shared with Storyful, several adults and children are seen walking along a boardwalk on July 28.
The bison is grazing close by.
Instead of backing up when the bison turns toward them, one of the kids runs closer, past the animal, which briefly gives chase.Fellow visitors can be heard yelling “Go back! Do not go towards him! Go away from him!” in the video, which was taken from a distance.
The child appeared to get to safety, but every year national park visitors are hurt when they get too close to wildlife.
See video of bison in Yellowstone chasing child
How far to stay away from animals in Yellowstone
Yellowstone rules require visitors to stay at least 25 yards away from bison, elk and most wildlife. That’s about the length of two buses.
The exception is for bears, wolves and cougars, which require even more distance. Visitors should stay at 100 yards away from those.
“The animals in Yellowstone are wild and dangerous, no matter how docile they may appear to be,” the park’s website warns. “The safest (and often best) view of wildlife is from inside a car.”
This story has been updated with additional information.
Original source: https://www.usatoday.com/travel/

