In the hush of a late May morning, a bison cow steps away from the herd and chooses a patch of open ground where she can see in all directions. The birth comes quietly, though not always quickly. Some births can take hours, but this one goes smoothly. Within minutes, and with one final strain, a wet dark calf spills onto the grass, small against the vastness of the valley. Steam rises from its body […] The post Learning the Landscape: How Young Animals Discover Yellowstone appeared first on Yell