American Bison (Bison bison) mom and calf

            "Mama, I'm scared. What's happening to us?"
"I don't know my child, but we are together - for now."

After the intense rounding up the bison were in corrals, waiting to be sorted, vaccinated, branded, blood and pregnancy tested. Most of them will be released back to the park, some auctioned off to other parks, and some sold for their meat. 

Nonhuman animals are considered property, and they are branded to indicate who they belong to. Heat branding is used for the bison, and it is a permanent, painful method in which a red-hot iron is applied directly to the animal’s skin. An animal branding iron is typically heated to around 500°C (930°F). This temperature is hot enough to destroy all three layers of an animal's skin and leave a permanent scar. This is a traditional branding method used for cows, horses, mules, and buffaloes, although it has also been used on sheep and goats. This method has been prohibited in many countries because of the great pain it causes, although it continues to be officially permitted in others, like here in the US.

Animals are sentient beings. They are capable of love which is more than visible on this photo.

Taken on: September 27, 2024

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Camera: Canon EOS R6, f/11.0, 1/1000 sec, 200mm, ISO 1000 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS R6
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Focal Length:	200mm
ISO:	1000
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