WILDLIFE - VIEWING. Yellowstone provided a marvelous natural setting in which to view bison elk, moose, wolves, coyotes, antelopes, bears and other wild animals. We found the easiest way view wild life was to watch for the brake lights of the cars in front, the cars pulled half off the road and cameras, binoculars and fingers all pointed in one direction. Inevitably, we found one animal after another munching away trying to remain oblivious to the chaos surrounding it.

Because of the constant parade of visitors and the lack of hunting, many of Yellowstone's animals appear to almost ignore the presence of people. But there are signs put up everywhere to warn one and all that though the animals appear tame, they really are wild and are dangerous. It is recommended that we should stay at least 25 yards away fm bison and elks and at least 100yards away from bears.

These were the animals that we were lucky enough to see. Here is a brief description of what they are:

Bears: Grizzly weighs about 200-700 pounds whereas the Black bear about 135-315 pounds. They are agile animals and can run up to 45miles per hr.

Bison: is also called a buffalo are animals of the grasslands. They feed primarily on grasses and sedges. Males can weigh as much as 2000 pounds. They can be aggressive and can run faster than humans.

Elk: are members of the deer family. The Male weighs about 700 pounds and stand abt 5 ft at the shoulder.

Moose: At 900 pounds and 7 feet tall, a bull moose is the largest member of the deer family in Yellowstone. Both sexes have a long muzzle, beard-like bell and dark brown colour that distinguishes moose fm deer and elk. Male moose have antlers which are flat and shaped like a hand and can grow to be 5 feet fm tip to tip. They are very shy animals and like to be in places where they can easily camouflage themselves. It was really hard to get a good picture of them.