{"id":6827,"date":"2026-04-01T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trommetter.org\/timeline\/?p=6827"},"modified":"2026-03-26T14:48:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T18:48:47","slug":"bison-cam-goes-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.trommetter.org\/timeline\/2026\/04\/01\/bison-cam-goes-viral\/","title":{"rendered":"Bison Cam Delivers First Viral &#8220;Learning Moment&#8221; Within Hours of Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by Casper Planet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Yellowstone National Park<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yellowstone&#8217;s new Bison Cam program is already paying off, with park officials confirming the first viral clip was captured just 47 minutes after activation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The footage, taken from a forward-facing bison-mounted camera, shows a group of tourists slowly approaching for photos before immediately transitioning into what officials are calling a &#8220;high-speed educational retreat.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trommetter.org\/timeline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774539217557.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trommetter.org\/timeline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774539217557.png\" alt=\"Bison's POV chasing after a family that got too close.\" class=\"wp-image-6828\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.trommetter.org\/timeline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774539217557.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.trommetter.org\/timeline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774539217557-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/www.trommetter.org\/timeline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774539217557-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/www.trommetter.org\/timeline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774539217557-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We&#8217;re seeing unprecedented engagement,\u201d a park spokesperson said. &#8220;Viewers are especially enjoying the moment where confidence turns into cardio.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The clip, now circulating online, has already been replayed millions of times, with premium subscribers unlocking alternate angles, slow-motion horn tracking, and a new feature labeled &#8216;Find Out Phase&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials say additional bison are being equipped daily, with plans to introduce live commentary and a &#8220;Tourist Distance Meter&#8221; overlay later this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Visitors are once again reminded to stay at least 25 yards away from wildlife, though early data suggests many prefer to &#8220;learn the hard way, now in 4K.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Casper Planet Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone&#8217;s new Bison Cam program is already paying off, with park officials confirming the first viral clip was captured just 47 minutes after activation. The footage, taken from a forward-facing bison-mounted camera, shows a group of tourists slowly approaching for photos before immediately transitioning into what officials are calling &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.trommetter.org\/timeline\/2026\/04\/01\/bison-cam-goes-viral\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Bison Cam Delivers First Viral &#8220;Learning Moment&#8221; Within Hours of Launch<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ai_generated_summary":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"wpai_meta_description":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[350,36],"tags":[1471,1472,1473],"class_list":["post-6827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-animals","category-humor","tag-april-fool","tag-bison","tag-yellowstone"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.trommetter.org\/timeline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.trommetter.org\/timeline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.trommetter.org\/timeline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.trommetter.org\/timeline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.trommetter.org\/timeline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6827"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.trommetter.org\/timeline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6827\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6830,"href":"http:\/\/www.trommetter.org\/timeline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6827\/revisions\/6830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.trommetter.org\/timeline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.trommetter.org\/timeline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.trommetter.org\/timeline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}