Grizzly -Bison Standoff

A grizzly bear approaches two bull bison near Yellowstone Canyon. The bison stand their ground and the bear eventually moves away.

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[DoctorJK3]

Great video. Didn't see a single bear when we were there in 2008. Bison. bison everywhere, elk, wolves and coyotes, but no bears . . . 

[Photoguide]

@DoctorJK3 Well the activity really varies at different times of year, spring is really the best because they all wake up so hungry they feel like they could eat a whole buffalo! Also you really want to be looking hard at sunrise and sunset, this is right at the end of the day, the best activity is at dawn and dusk!

[Photoguide]

Grizzlies in Wyoming never get any salmon in their diet, only a few cutthroat trout in the spring.

I think this bear developed a taste for bison from feeding on a roadkill bison carcass.

[windrivercountrykid]

Bet your heart was pumping--once in a life time shot I would guess--well done---I see you must be using a high qualty movie maker--nice high qualty shots--your work is awesome,and I bet U-tube is just a hobby for you

[Photoguide]

Yeah it is one of the coolest things I've ever seen in Yellowstone, it's kind of shaky but I still like it.

[unccrazy333]

ha great footage as usual. the bear reminds me a of a a dog, curiously observing

[Photoguide]

I see alot of bear in dogs or vis versa. Definitly.

[powerlifting1by1]

Sometimes its best just to walk away...with all your teeth lol

[The1SandBox]

These are fairly young bulls and not on the upper scaled in weight....Large plains bison can weigh up to 1900 pds while the larger wood bison weighs up to 2250.....no match for a bear.

[MedievalJester]

@lotiq Tigers do not hunt full grown gaur head on. And no gaurs do not weight twice the size of a wild buffalo.

[wierdwesterner]

BISON RULE

[Gerwulf91]

Bears can be so cute :D

[chinary8]

Amazing footage!

[Theclaidheamhmor]

Grizzly bears have in fact been historically known to kill bison themselves

[Landoforpresident]

@lotiq

that's because the bite the neck, once you bite the neck, it's over

[3709280]

stick a log cabin in the back and that my future home

[csbob2010]

Bears are different because they are omnivores. They will always choose the path of least resistance when obtaining food. They aren't going to risk an injury killing a buffalo if they can just go somewhere else and get some easier food. Tigers are ambush predators and carnivores. They don't have a choice. Bears are the best predators because they are so versatile and much more resilient. They eat moths, berry's, buffalo...trash...they don't care.

[wyofunyman]

I think it's silly to think griz don't get salmon, the Kokanee run every year here, and I would bet they watch for that and the brown run. Cool vid tho. That Griz would whip any bison...second only to wolverine.

[MountainRaptor]

Nice video. That Grizzly would not of stood much of a chance against two full grown Bison though, lucky for him he didn't press an attack. I really have to visit Yellowstone sometime...