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Wintertime Chill 3I3988

Watching bison interact can be a time-consuming process. Like many ungulates, these big girls and boys spend a good bit of time resting and ruminating. When they are, it’s probably best to do the same. When they become active, however, it’s fun to watch them interact. Although the summer-fall rut is an active and true competition, rutting most of the rest of the year seems to be simply undertaken for occasional entertainment. In winter, rutting is a bit less dramatic. The absence of the clouds of dust that usually accompany and accentuate the pastime somehow seems to make it appear tamer. Add a brisk snowfall and rutting is blanketed in a peaceful, wintertime chill. #Bison

 

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Uploaded on February 23, 2020
Taken on January 28, 2020