I am absolutley sure that bison only run down roads to flee volcanoes and would never exert such effort to flee a hungry grizzly or wolf pack (rolling eyes). I am glad you mentioned it because the video has gone viral in the end-of-the-world wacko crowd. I watched the video on YouTube and an old trial law "objection" came to mind. "Assumption of facts not in evidence".
For all this geologically novice driver knows, the bison may run down this road weekly or daily. Just because they have never seen this before doesn't mean it is not routine nor that it isn't spooking due to other many more plausible reasons.
That said, it is clear from the look on several of the bison's faces that this looks like a run for the boarder to Taco Bell...but in reality they are headed for a protest against the Koch Bros plans to commence "fracking" In Yellowstone National Park
April 3 (UPI) -- A large supervolcano lies within Yellowstone National Park and between a 4.8-magnitude earthquake last weekend and recent reports of animals fleeing the region, some people are worried there may be a pending eruption.http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2014/04/03/Yellowstone-volcano-Could-fleeing-animals-predicate-eruption/6431396523604/?spt=mps&or=5
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For all this geologically novice driver knows, the bison may run down this road weekly or daily. Just because they have never seen this before doesn't mean it is not routine nor that it isn't spooking due to other many more plausible reasons.
That said, it is clear from the look on several of the bison's faces that this looks like a run for the boarder to Taco Bell...but in reality they are headed for a protest against the Koch Bros plans to commence "fracking" In Yellowstone National Park
Eman
On Thursday, April 3, 2014 11:36 AM, Lin Kerns <linkerns@gmail.com> wrote:
Yellowstone volcano: Could fleeing animals predicate eruption?
Animals appearing to flee Yellowstone has some worried, but scientists say supervolcano not likely to erupt for another million years.
By Danielle Haynes | April 3, 2014 
The northeastern part of the Yellowstone Caldera, with the Yellowstone River flowing through Hayden Valley and the caldera rim in the distance. A caldera is a bowl-like volcanic feature usually formed by the collapse of land following a volcanic eruption. (Credit: National Park Service.)
U.S. Geological Survey experts said Sunday's temblor -- the largest in decades -- doesn't necessarily mean a volcanic eruption is imminent.
There may be no way to accurately predict when the supervolcano may erupt, but some worry recent reports of animals fleeing the national park could be an indicator.
One person posted a photo of a herd of buffalo running away from the park on a road.
Ilya Bindeman, an associate professor of geological sciences at the University of Oregon said it's not likely the supervolcano, also called the Yellowstone caldera, will erupt in our lifetime.
"Yellowstone is one of the biggest supervolcanos in the world," he said. "Sometimes it erupts quietly with lava flow, but once or twice every million years, it erupts very violently, forming large calderas."
He said the volcano isn't likely to erupt for another 1 million years.
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