At the end of the day, humans really are the ones who imposed on nature and built things on land that didn’t always belong to us. For a very long time, much of the world belonged to the animals, and this particular TikTok video proves it.
A video shows a bison essentially slowing down traffic as he takes his time walking on the road. Judging by the line of cars patiently waiting behind the bison as he moseys along the road, it doesn’t seem like the drivers mind too much.
The Yellowstone bison herd is both the oldest and largest public bison herd in the country, with about a total of 4,800 bison. Honestly, just the size of that thing would prevent me from trying to drive around it.
It’s a good thing that just about everyone else agreed on that front, too.
No One Dared To Drive Around
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In the video, a large bison can be seen leading a line of cars, all patiently waiting for it to move in one direction or another. Given that there is a video, it seems the bison stopped traffic in both directions.
Although you can’t really hear a whole lot, it doesn’t seem that any of the drivers are angry about this inconvenience. Realistically, they legally can’t be too upset.
These bison may be the only ones in the country that haven’t been bred and reintroduced by humans in any way. By the end of the clip, it seems that the bison can safely make its way across the road.
Commenters Agree the Bison Has the Right of Way
Commenters seemed perfectly happy to wait for the massive bison to finish its stroll down the road, with several pointing out that Yellowstone is his home and everyone in the cars is merely visiting. “Take your time buddy it’s your land!” one person wrote, while another appreciated that nobody appeared to be trying to pass the animal or getting impatient with it.
Others were simply impressed by the size and beauty of the bison. One person called him “Large and in Charge,” another dubbed him “the KING of America,” and someone else remarked that the natural world was once again showing humans “who’s in charge.”
There was also plenty of appreciation for the drivers giving the bison space instead of turning the encounter into something dangerous. As one commenter put it, “It’s his land, they’re just visitors,” which is probably the easiest rule to remember when a several-hundred-pound Yellowstone resident decides he’s using the road today.