Bison at 35 below zero. Yellowstone National Park, USA. Photo by Tom Murphy.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/59362257

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Iheartcheese@lemmy.world · 74 pts · 279d (7 replies)

If you're cold they're cold. Bring them inside.

Whostosay@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 279d (6 replies)

Hell yeah, I'd do it

Gladaed@feddit.org · 3 pts · 279d (3 replies)

Don't. It will kill you. They aren't cuddly pets.

Turious@leaf.dance · 9 pts · 279d

If not friend, why friend shaped?

swelter_spark@reddthat.com · 1 pts · 278d

That's okay if it makes him happy.

Whostosay@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 279d

No thanks, him cold

TheBat@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 279d (1 reply)
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Whostosay@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 279d

Lmao I live in the smallest 1b I've ever lived in

Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca · 43 pts · 279d (2 replies)

Here's my Bison buddy, only -20 though

SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 279d

❤️

dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de · 5 pts · 279d

You just have a bison? Thats so cool and I don’t know why. I want to come and see it and maybe pet it.

Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works · 20 pts · 279d (2 replies)

Is it Celsius or Fahrenheit? Actually, never mind it’s around the same anyway

sbeak@sopuli.xyz · 11 pts · 279d (1 reply)

U.S., so I assume Fahrenheit

MintyFresh@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 271d

The two meet at -40

SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 12 pts · 279d
Rainbowblite@lemmy.ca · 12 pts · 279d (3 replies)

Hard to get a sense of scale. It looks like a giant Dark Souls boss.

FooBarrington@lemmy.world · 43 pts · 279d (1 reply)

Here you go, I added a bison for scale:

Rainbowblite@lemmy.ca · 12 pts · 279d

Oh thanks, much clearer than a banana.

Akasazh@feddit.nl · 3 pts · 279d

I once camped in the badlands, a whole horde trundled through the camp. The size of those is enormous, the shoulders where the hight of a tall human 2m.

Yet they were very gentle, it was awe inspiring.

protist@mander.xyz · 9 pts · 279d

"I was born for this."

wuphysics87@lemmy.ml · 8 pts · 279d (5 replies)

Is it... is it... dead?

Mirshe@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 279d (4 replies)

Nah, these guys were BUILT to survive cold weather. The bison there, depending on how old it is, is anywhere from the size of a motorcycle to the size of an SUV, with a large chunk of that being straight fat and thick fur. Probably not loving it, but they'll be fine enough.

cabbage@piefed.social · 18 pts · 279d

The fur covered in snow is a very good sign - it means it's keeping its heat well inside, with the heat that is escaping not even managing to melt the snow that's stuck to it. Wouldn't surprise me if it's actually doing alright under there.

arrow74@lemmy.zip · 10 pts · 279d (1 reply)

Built to survive cold weather is an understatement.

These guys made it through the Ice Age

MeThisGuy@feddit.nl · 3 pts · 279d

still cold af though. was in Montreal years ago for -35 (interestingly enough, the temp where F is roughly equal to C).
car battery was just about dead, and my jeans froze stiff from walking 10 mins outside.

qualia@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 279d

Plus don't forget they continuously cycle heat away from their skin & extremities via the magic of countercurrent exchange. 🌈

Beacon@fedia.io · 5 pts · 279d (2 replies)

C or F?

bdonvr@thelemmy.club · 21 pts · 279d

I believe -35F is ~-37C sooo

criticon@lemmy.ca · 17 pts · 279d

Close enough to the point where it doesn't matter (-40)

Guillermosaenz@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 279d

Looks like nature forged its own ice titan. Unreal shot.

Shamber@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 279d

So this what they call absolute Aura farming 🫶