Bison Factoid

Above, a bison rests on a hill in Yellowstone National Park. I used a telephoto lens. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Here's an interesting factoid.

I spotted it in today's RV Travel Sunday Newsletter and it is on the American bison.

Here it is:

FACTOID: A full-grown American bison can weigh more than 2,000 pounds, yet these massive animals can run at speeds of around 35 mph. Never let their lumbering walk fool you!

We saw a good example of that when a Yellowstone bison attacked an elderly man and tossed him into the air. The video of the attack went viral in July.

Here's a video of the attack: 

It is recommended to keep a safe distance from bison of at least 25 yards.

WHCA Dinner Gunman Cole Allen’s Full Anti-Trump Manifesto

Above, gunman Cole Allen sent out a manifesto just before the attack.

White House Correspondents Association dinner gunman Cole Allen sent out to family members an anti-Trump manifesto ten minutes before the attack.

He planned to target Trump and members of the Administration at the dinner. 

According to the New York Post:

Accused White House Correspondents’ Dinner gunman Cole Allen sent a sprawling manifesto to family members about 10 minutes before Saturday’s attack, sources told The Post.

The 1,052-word missive obtained by The Post Sunday morning — signed Cole ‘coldForce’ ‘Friendly Federal Assassin’ Allen” — outlined his “rules of engagement” for the shooting and stated he believed it was his righteous duty to target administration officials.

This guy is definitely a wack job. 

To read more, go here.

Man Attacked By Grizzly in Grand Teton National Park Survives

Above, Grand Teton National Park. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

A man hiking in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming was attacked by a grizzly bear.

Fortunately, he survived the attack because the bear activated a can of bear spray on herself. The bear was protecting her cubs, by the way.

RV Travel begins their article on the attack with:

A hiker in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park was miraculously saved this past week when a grizzly bear used bear spray on itself!

Shayne Patrick Burke, a disabled Army Reserve veteran, described his encounter with a grizzly bear in Grand Teton National Park as “the most violent” experience of his life. On a hike to photograph owls, Burke spotted a grizzly cub and was soon attacked by its mother. 

To read the full story, go here. 

Ukraine Battleground Map

Sebastian Gorka posted the following map of where the attacks by the Russians are taking place:

 

There is absolutely no justification for this attack and it could have been resolved and prevented.

Hero Kitty! (Warning: Graphic Scenes)

In this day and age, one hears of too many stories of people in close proximity to a scene of a crime where someone is viciously attacked, leading to serious injuries or death, but do nothing about stopping the perpetrator as they "don't want to get involved." Well, here's a story of a cat who "got involved" and came to the rescue of a child.

Well, here's a story of a cat who "got involved" and came to the rescue of a child. The video and story of the Bakersfield cat who came to the rescue of a four-year-old boy has gone viral. I am glad that it has.

According to Newsday.com:

A May 13, 2014, surveillance video of a cat protecting a 4-year-old boy from a vicious dog attack went viral when Roger Triantafilo, the boy’s father, uploaded it to YouTube Wednesday.  

The video, titled “My Cat Saved My Son,” shows the boy riding a bike in front of his Bakersfield, Calif., home when a neighbor’s dog attacks him. The dog begins biting and dragging the boy, when suddenly the cat pounces on the dog, chasing it away.

That is one heroic cat! (We cat-owners aren't surprised that a cat should come to the rescue. Cats are a lot smarter than some people give them credit for.)

A slight digression:

Several years ago, a neighbor lady was being assaulted and punched by a crack whore in front of our apartment building. I was nearby and had a container of mace (I think mace is more effective than pepper spray) on me. I ran out, fired off a good shot of mace to the crack whore's face and she ran down the block screaming. That was the end of that attack. That's also involvement.

End of slight digression.

I hope the owners of the dog are prosecuted or get a big, fat lawsuit on them for letting such a vicious dog run loose in the neighborhood.

More people should be like that cat.

To read more, go here.