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Galloping bison herd in Yellowstone has tourists running for cover

With a herd of bison coming toward them in Yellowstone National Park, two tourists caught by surprise make a mad dash to safety, as seen in video footage.

With a herd of bison galloping toward them in Yellowstone National Park, two tourists caught by surprise made a mad dash over a bridge in search of safety while another tourist captured the moment in video.

Kyleen Olson and her family were driving toward the bridge when they noticed the couple walking back over the bridge to their car. At the same time, they also noticed a cloud of dust rising from the trees. Suddenly, a herd of bison veered onto the roadway, forcing the couple to turn around and run for cover.

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“They were nervous for sure, and jumped next to the bridge,” Olson told USA Today/For The Win Outdoors.

In the video, you can see the couple taking cover at the end of the bridge, as the bison veer off the road.

“The bison wanted nothing to do with them, they just wanted to cross the bridge,” Olson said. “I wasn’t scared. My daughter was at first since the bison were running right toward our car. They ran right next to us up the hill. It was exciting and a once-in-a-lifetime experience.”

Olson added, “The couple was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.”

Photo courtesy of ViralHog.  

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Angler ‘panicked slightly’ at sight of vivid yellow ‘Mandarin catfish’

When Martin Glatz first saw the color of the fish he was fighting, he couldn’t believe its beauty, and his reaction was priceless.

When Martin Glatz first saw the color of the fish he was reeling in, the German fisherman couldn’t believe how beautiful it was, and his reaction was an apparent rush of adrenaline, along with the thought that he didn’t want this one to get away.

“At first, I was expecting a big pike,” Glatz explained to Field and Stream. “The fight was comparable to a large 47-inch pike. When I saw what color the fish was, I panicked slightly and yelled at my brother to call for the net.”

The vivid yellow fish was netted and was identified as a “Mandarin catfish,” sometimes called a golden catfish.

The Etang de Azat-Chatenet fishery in France described the Mandarin catfish as the same as a European wels catfish but one that is leucistic. “Leucism in a fish is a condition in which there is partial loss of pigmentation in an animal which causes white, pale or patchy coloration of the skin,” the site states.

Glatz took some photos and then released the fish with hopes it will grow to be “very big,” he told Field and Stream.

The wels catfish, a freshwater fish native to Europe, can grow to over 8 feet and weigh over 400 pounds.

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Glatz, who fishes two to three days a week, made this catch and release on Oct. 4 while fishing with his twin brother on a lake in the Netherlands.

“Friends, I still can’t quite believe how beautiful the little guy was,” Glatz wrote on Instagram. “I’m still overwhelmed.”

Angeldomaene, an outdoor equipment store in German that sponsors the fishing twins, called it a “dream fish.”

Photo courtesy of Martin Glatz.

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Watch: Alligator steals little boy’s catch and fishing rod

A 7-year-old boy landed a bass from shore only to experience “the one that got away” in the most shocking fashion, and dad got it on video.

A 7-year-old boy showed excellent fishing skills while landing a fish from shore in Florida only to experience “the one that got away” in the most shocking fashion.

Little Dawson was fishing with his dad, Sean McMahon, in the backyard of his Palm Coast home when he hooked a largemouth bass, as reported by FOX 35 Orlando.

The proud father videotaped the entire battle, including the surprising end, and posted it on Facebook.

“You got it buddy,” Sean McMahon can be heard coaching his son. “It’s all right buddy, keep going…You got it, you got it.”

He had it until it was stolen by a hungry alligator.

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“Dawson caught a bass tonight and out of nowhere an alligator came up, ate the bass and ripped his pole into the water,” Sean McMahon explained on Facebook.

When the gator charged out of the water, Dawson quickly dropped the fishing rod and smartly retreated to safety while his father kept taping. Sean’s surprised reaction before the tape ends: “Oh. My. God.”

Watch: Fearless cat sends coyote running for cover

Police in the Canadian province of British Columbia captured rare footage last week showing a fearless black cat chasing a coyote down a street.

Police in the Canadian province of British Columbia captured rare footage last week showing a fearless black cat chasing a coyote down a street.

“The things our patrol officers see at 4 a.m.,” Port Moody Police stated in a tweet describing the video clip. “Cat 1, coyote 0.”

Viewers can see the cat dart from beneath a car, where the coyote had been sniffing, and sprint after the canine before it disappears around a dark corner.

Many were amused and several comments alluded to the bravery of the cat and cowardice expressed by a wily predator known to occasionally prey upon cats and small dogs.

However, several viewers wondered whether this might have been a trap. Coyotes often hunt in packs and sometimes lure potential prey into ambush range with these kinds of clever tactics.

But those who might have been saddened by this prospect were delighted to receive an update the next day by Port Moody Police:

“Thankfully that’s not the case,” the department tweeted. “We followed the lone coyote out of the area. And the same cat was seen doing its rounds in the parking lot again this early morning!”

Shark, swimmers unknowingly create spooky image

Ghost or the Grinch? These are just two observations regarding an image captured via drone Friday off Australia’s Bondi Beach, just in time for Halloween.

Ghost or Grinch?

These are just two observations regarding an image captured Friday via drone off Australia’s Bondi Beach, just in time for Halloween.

The image, captured by Drone Shark App and shared via social media, shows two swimmers and what’s described as a grey nurse shark swimming through an immense school of salmon just yards from shore.

The swimmers parted the salmon in the form of two circular clearings, which appear as eyes in a ghost-like face, while the shark cleared an area that might be perceived as a mouth.

The salmon school was so dense that the swimmers and shark seemed oblivious to each other’s presence. The spooky image, therefore, was purely coincidental.

“Do you see what I see?” Drone Shark App wrote on Facebook. “Tell me what you see?”

“Ooooh, it looks like a ghost. Just in time for Halloween,” one commenter wrote.

“Grinch,” stated another.

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But some comments pertained purely to the subjects.

“I see two people who want to be eaten,” a follower chimed in.

Reads another comment: “More reasons to fearfully admire the beautiful ocean and only go in a few feet from shore.”

Schooling salmon are common off Sydney at this time of year, and the fish attract both swimmers and apex predators.

In another Facebook post, Drone Shark App shared the video footage from which the accompanying screen shot was pulled. It shows several swimmers near or within the salmon school, oblivious to two nurse sharks also swimming through the school.

The drone operator, when contacted by For The Win Outdoors, asked only to be identified as Drone Shark App. The group’s social media pages are filled with photos of video clips showing sea life off Australia’s beaches.

Owner of ‘bad luck’ rock wants it returned to state park

A person who was given a rock from a state park in Colorado is requesting that it be returned, hoping it will end a long streak of bad luck.

A person who was given a rock from a state park in Colorado is requesting that it be returned, hoping it will end a long streak of bad luck.

In a letter delivered with the rock to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, the unnamed person wrote, “Someone brought this home to me three years ago. Bad things have been happening [ever] since. Sure one of you can find [which] park it belongs in.”

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On Monday the agency’s Southeast Region tweeted the letter, blocking out the person’s name, stating that while removing rocks from state parks might not generate a curse, it’s against park regulations.

“The best practice when visiting any park or wilderness is to take only photographs and leave only footprints,” CPW SE Region tweeted.

A gigantic herd of goats escapes and takes over a street in California

This is one of the best videos you’ll see all month.

An incredible video of hundreds of goats freely walking down a neighborhood street in San Jose, California, is taking over the internet on Wednesday. The herd apparently escaped from their enclosure and began walking down the road, but fortunately handlers were able to control the herd and minimize havoc. Unfortunately for a few of the people who live on this street, the goats showed no mercy to their carefully manicured plants.

According to the person who uploaded the video, Zach Roelands, the goats don’t reside in the area, and were only around to clear weeds.

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WATCH: Grand Canyon picture proves hikers don’t take warnings seriously

The Grand Canyon National Park Service shared a striking picture of visitors sliding down an icy trail Monday, using it as a clear example of what not to do.

With Thanksgiving Week bringing the holiday season in at full speed, travel advisories and warnings are being sent out across the country.

The Grand Canyon National Park Service shared a striking picture of visitors sliding down an icy trail Monday, using it as a clear example of what not to do.

“The top part of Grand Canyon trails are icy! Don’t risk it – like these folks.,” the tweet read, reminding hikers to wear traction on their shoes and take trekking poles on November hikes.

One day after the warning, the National Weather Service put the Canyon under a winter storm warning, prompting one entrance to the park to close in anticipation of 8 to 21 inches of snow.

Grand Canyon Twitter picture proves hikers don’t take national park heights, warnings seriously

The Grand Canyon National Park Service shared a striking picture of visitors sliding down an icy trail Monday, using it as a clear example of what not to do.

The Grand Canyon National Park Service shared a striking picture of visitors sliding down an icy trail Monday, using it as a clear example of what not to do.