Let’s face it baby animals for the most part are super cute! You just want to reach out and pet them but when they grow up to the be 9th largest land animal, it’s not advisable, just look at the videos coming out of Yellowstone park.
That’s the wrong way to meet a Bison who are extremely athletic and are the only land animal that can jump, bring all four feet off the ground, and do a 180 spin in the process.. The right way, Fort Whyte Alive! The Baby Bison Walk happens every Sunday until Sept. 4 and allows people to see how bison interact with their babies in the herd.
“Spring time, into early summer is calving season. We have seven baby bison, potentially with one or two more on the way. To see the ninth largest land animal before it is at its biggest, is absolutely fascinating,” said Barret Miller, the group services manager with Fort Whyte Alive. Miller said the walk was started during the pandemic because the organization wasn’t able to hold its normal bison tours on a bus, so they improvised and created the walk, which has stuck around for another year. There are currently 37 bison at Fort Whyte Alive.
A baby bison seen at Fort Whyte Alive. (Source: Ian Carter)
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