Animals of Yellowstone! | Travel With Kids

[Music] [Applause] the following photos and videos are all quarter corner original footage American bison diet grass shrubs and twigs life span 12 to 20 years weight 932 2,200 pounds Yellowstone bison are one of the most common animal seen in the park they can be found here around in the Hayden and Lamar valleys their size and speed make bison dangerous to approach you should always keep your distance when observing bison and Yellowstone bison are the largest land mammals in the United States the hunting of bison in the 1800s almost led to their extinction in 1902 the US Army began raising and breeding bison in order to restore their population in August of 2018 there were estimated 4527 bison and Yellowstone young yeah juveniles look what my dear in high school right now [Music] interesting fact the Bisons fur is so thick and so well insulated that snow can land on its back without even melty [Music] these bison are practicing their fighting skills so that they are better prepared when they get older [Applause] [Music] they did the birds watching Oh diet grass shrubs embark lifespan 8 to 12 years wait about 500 to 700 pounds [Music] [Music] go fine see them now press to get across back in front of us seem right it because elk migrate in the winter they are more popular in Yellowstone during the summer months they can commonly be seen in given meadows Oak Park Lamar Valley and Mammoth Hot Springs while we were in Yellowstone a park ranger told us that female oak often go to Mammoth Hot Springs to have their babies this is because they feel safer from large predators interesting fact more outlaws can get huge a typical bull will grow em is that our 55 to 60 inches long and weigh about 30 pounds per beer they are just under six feet wide that's almost as long as a twin size [Music] proper diet sagebrush and shrubs lifespan seven to ten years wait about 90 to 125 pounds pronghorn can be found in the more Valley during the summer and between the north entrance and Reese Creek during the winter they established groups in order to protect themselves against predators when a pronghorn detects danger it flows the white patch on its behind this lets the others know that they should run interesting fact pronghorn are the second fastest land mammals in the world the fastest is the cheetah pronghorn can spread up to 50 miles per hour their quick speed and the sharper vision often allows them to outrun their predators mule deer diet shrubs grasses and conifers lifespan 9 to 11 years wait about 100 pounds to 250 pounds milder are frequently seen throughout the park during the summer months because they migrate in winter they're called changes with the seasons and summer you will see that they have a reddish colored coat and enter their fur turns a brownish gray color [Music] interesting facts they are called mule deer due to the size of their ears which are quite hard like a mule moose diet Willoughby's willow twigs and aquatic plants lifespan 15 to 20 years weight around 1,000 pounds moose can be one of the harder animals to find in Yellowstone Park as it is believed that there are less than 200 of them they can usually be spotted in marshy areas on lake shores and along rivers did you know that moose are the largest members of the deer family their height from puff to shoulder is around five and a half feet to seven and a half feet [Music] interesting fact the flap of skin that hangs underneath a Moose's gent is called medulla or the Bell scientists aren't quite sure what a doula is for but one theory is that it helps a male moose transfer its at onto a female moose [Music] all evil diet fish and waterfowl lifespan up to 25 years weight up to 14 pounds the bald eagle the national symbol of the United States can be found near Yellowstone rivers and lakes there are lots of interesting facts about bald eagles but one thing you may not know is that they built some of the largest nests in the bird world they can be up to ten feet wide but heroes can have a wingspan of six feet black bear diet rodents insects trout and vegetation lifespan 15 to 30 years weight about 130 to 315 pounds we were very fortunate to see several black bears while we were in Yellowstone one of our favorite sightings was of this smaller bear with her three bear cubs the best places to spot black bears are in the tower and mammoth areas even though they are called black bears only about 50% of the bears are actually black the rest are shades of brown [Music] interesting fact when mother bears have their cubs they give birth to them in a den usually in the winter while they are still hibernating the Cubs will stay in the den with their mother until the spring and drink her milk while she sleeps [Music] sadly and are early to mid 1900s yellowstone park managers allowed visitors to feed black bears because of this they started to enjoy human food and would often do bad things to get it including destroying people's property in even injuring people these bears would then have to be put down this is why it is very important to never feed the Bears in Yellowstone here are some other animals we saw briefly in the park but this badger is carrying its prey their diet consists of mostly rodents coyote a common predator in Yellowstone great horned owl this great horned owl nest was an exciting site for visitors of Mammoth Hot Springs wolves although there are far away we were so lucky to catch a glimpse of the junction view wolf pack they had a ten year slow Creek with young puppies drear Carter I'm gonna look at the screen [Music] the grizzly bear perhaps Daniel link the superintendent of Yellowstone said it best they are the species that evokes the greatest emotions and visitors to the park unfortunately we didn't see any groceries in the world however if you want to learn more about this amazing animal and see some up-close footage check out my video from the grizzly and wolf Discovery Center in West Yellowstone thanks for watching 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Length: 10min 16sec (616 seconds)

Published: Fri Jun 28 2019