Ah, the classic story of tourist and wild animal. With the advent of fancy smartphone, you’d think the ” getting close to a wild animal for a selfie ” thing would be new. It turns out that people have been putting themselves in danger for years to get the perfect wildlife shot, even before smartphones had cameras.
This week, Instagram account TouronsOfNationalParks unearthed a gem of a video. The video shows a vintage National Park experience where a tourist with a camera meets bison close up and personal. The video has a David Attenborough style narration which makes it even funnier… although I still get chills when I think about what could have happened.
A parkgoer with a camera casually walks up to a Bison, as if they were offering it trail mix. Unimpressed by the tourist’s lackadaisical attitude, Bison decides to charge. Our photographer runs away, trips and then continues to take photos.
Do not be a tourist!
We all enjoy a good photo of wildlife, but we don’t want to risk our lives or limbs for it (at least, I hope not). This incident is not the first we’ve seen where a curious tourist gets too close to a wild animal. For some reason, love taking photos of bison up close.
Here are some tips on how to avoid being the next “Tourists Behaving Badly video” star: