Things get quiet at Yellowstone during the winter. Visitor numbers plummet between November and April, and most roads closed to everything except snowmobiles and snow coaches. The park's bears enter torpor to get through the cold months, but what do the thousands of bison get up to during the cold months, then they're not being harassed by tourists for photos, or petted on the head?
Judging by a video posted on social media this week, the giant animals are practicing their ice skating, with limited success. The clip, which you can see below, shows one animal trotting across an icy creek, losing traction and falling on its butt – twice.
