Young Explorers
by Kristina Rinell
Title
Young Explorers
Artist
Kristina Rinell
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Bison in Yellowstone National Park. The calfs are exploring their surroundings while the mothers are keeping an eye on them by the Madison River. Yellowstone is the only place in the United States where bison (Bison bison) have lived continuously since prehistoric times. Yellowstone bison are exceptional because they comprise the nation's largest bison population on public land and are among the few bison herds that have not been hybridized through interbreeding with cattle. Unlike most other herds, this population has thousands of individuals that are allowed to roam relatively freely over the expansive landscape of Yellowstone National Park and some nearby areas of Montana. They also exhibit wild behavior like their ancient ancestors, congregating during the breeding season to compete for mates, as well as migration and exploration that result in the use of new habitat areas. These behaviors have enabled the successful restoration of a population that was on the brink of extinction just over a century ago.
Featured in these FAA Galleries:
- ART - It Is Good For You, June 2016
- Animal Photographs, June 2016
- Big Sky of Art, June 2016
- Our 4-Legged Friends, July 2016
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June 29th, 2016
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Comments (35)
Morris Finkelstein
Revisiting this great photograph of a family of Bison in Yellowstone, Kristina! /L
Morris Finkelstein
Beautiful and serene photograph of young Bison with adults at Yellowstone, with great colors and composition! F/L
Kristina Rinell
Thank you, Mariola, for the feature of 'Young Explorers' in 'Our 4-Legged Friends' ... greatly appreciated :-)
Kristina Rinell
Thank you, Mia, for featuring 'Young Explorers' in 'Big Sky of Art'... greatly appreciated :-)
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