Head-Butting Bison | National Geographic

Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park it’s the rutting season mid-july to

it’s the rutting season mid-july to

it’s the rutting season mid-july to mid-august that means the female bison

mid-august that means the female bison

mid-august that means the female bison here are in heat and that means these

here are in heat and that means these

here are in heat and that means these males are getting down and dirty for the

males are getting down and dirty for the

males are getting down and dirty for the chance to mate with the females the

chance to mate with the females the

chance to mate with the females the male’s called both stands six feet tall

male’s called both stands six feet tall

male’s called both stands six feet tall in the shoulder and get way over 2,000

in the shoulder and get way over 2,000

in the shoulder and get way over 2,000 pounds when a mammal they throw every

pounds when a mammal they throw every

pounds when a mammal they throw every ounce of that weight into the ferocious

ounce of that weight into the ferocious

ounce of that weight into the ferocious fight

the Bison have taken cats of hair on

the Bison have taken cats of hair on their head shoulders the cushions some

their head shoulders the cushions some

their head shoulders the cushions some emotion but still this is a fight to the

emotion but still this is a fight to the

emotion but still this is a fight to the end

one of these bison is going to survive

one of these bison is going to survive to mate with female she’ll bear one calf

to mate with female she’ll bear one calf

to mate with female she’ll bear one calf next April or May rituals like this