Yellowstone National Park officials killed a newborn bison because its herd wouldn't take the animal back after a man picked it up.
The calf became separated from its mother when the herd crossed the Lamar River in northeastern Yellowstone on Saturday. The unidentified man pushed the struggling calf up from the river and onto a roadway, park officials said in a statement Tuesday.
It's the latest example of Yellowstone visitors getting in trouble or hurt after approaching bison. Park officials euthanized a newborn bison after a similar incident in 2016, when a Canadian man and his son put the calf in their SUV, thinking they could rescue it. Many of Yellowstone's larger animals - including bison, which can run up to 35 mph and weigh up to 2,000 pounds - are deceptively dangerous, even when they're just grazing or resting.
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