A face-off at the North Carolina Zoo had two of Yellowstone’s most iconic animals squaring off with each other in what would be a one-sided fight in the wild.
The North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro is the world’s largest natural habitat zoo, with over 2,800 acres and 1,700 animals. The zoo’s Prairie habitat is home to small herds of American bison and elk.
“Tommy,” the bull elk in the Prairie habitat, decided to do some macho-posturing with a cow bison, lowering his impressive antlers in an attempt to engage in some tussling. The bison seemed to be sizing up the competition, but was soon sent running, with Tommy victoriously bugling as it tore away…