• CherenkovBlue@iusearchlinux.fyi
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    1 year ago

    Bison, not buffalo. Edit: note this happened outside of YNP actually.

    It’s mating season for the bison. I’m kind of surprised about the grizzly, since bears are most aggressive during the spring. I hope more details come out.

    Fun fact, there is a wilderness area on the southern border of Yellowstone NP called the Winegar Hole wilderness. It doesn’t have many trails. Never go there because it is prime bear mating territory!

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      1 year ago

      Yes, technically Buffalo is incorrect, but it’s still used to refer to the animal. When someone says “buffalo in Yellowstone” it’s easy to infer that they mean bison. It’s like correcting someone for calling a fly a bug.

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        1 year ago

        Yeah my bad, I will edit my comment. Thanks for pointing that out. It is bison. I didn’t have coffee when I wrote that comment.

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          1 year ago

          I honestly had gone through life thinking they were the same, so your comment had me googling and learning something new lol

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      1 year ago

      This isn’t a taxonomical discussion. As such, it is not necessary to ‘correct’ someone for using a widely accepted and common colloquialism.