You have already seen the buffalo, the rabbit and the prairie dog, we hear there is elk and deer. Well, there is also wild horses. These family of four grace the campsite and graze on the grass. Remember, these are wild animals and a danger to the unsuspecting few that try to get to close. The little colt is on the dirt to try and get rid of the flies. he lay on the ground for several minitues. When he finally got up, I got a shot of him looking back and before the shutter on the camera was finished for the next picture, he was up.


These horses are well fed as you can see. The camp host suspects that the campers are leaving food for them. Because they are too friendly, aka dangerous, they will probably be rounded up at the next roundup and shipped off. There are pretty to look at but they are wild, and can be very dangerous.

The signs in the park tell the visitors to not fed the animals. We were at the Painted Canyon visitors center yesterday and they have a picture of a buffalo looking in the window looking at us look at him. Since these animals can weigh in around 2000 lbs, it was and can be a concern to the park workers as to the well being of the visitors.

This center has lots of areas outside that are open to the public and also to the animals. A careless act or movement by a visitor could result in someone getting injured at the very least and probably result in the death of the animal.