While it is best to stay away from these animals, sometimes there is reason to keep your phone or camera at the ready if you do happen to cross their paths.
Just as we are taught to stay away from baby animals because mama can and will attack, other animals need to do the same, because there are consequences.
A short time after the violent collision, what appears to be a wolf can be seen approaching the injured animal. It's obvious from the footage that the elk was attempting to flee from the predator.
The brief clip is set to a remix of Post Malone's "Sunflower," and shows a jumper pulling off a textbook backflip from the bridge, then quickly disappearing into the night sky.
Recently there was a group in Yellowstone that were lucky enough to catch one of the rarest animals to see in the wild, and they caught it all on tape.
From orbs to Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon, and even prehistoric birds, numerous Gem State claims of unexplained sightings are reported annually to national monitoring agencies.
Bison require a very wide birth and are known to charge when threatened. A video posted to YouTube recently shows just how these animals can get a bit possessive with space.
An extraordinary new video shared by an onlooker at Yellowstone National Park shows the moment a group of terrified park visitors helplessly watched as a massive bison charged a young girl who fell on the ground while fleeing.
Principal Marcellus wrote in an email to parents that the incident is being investigated, and called the behavior "unacceptable in our school system." He also said that disciplinary action is a very real possibility.