Are that many people that clueless, that dense, about the danger of these animals? Are that many people simply ignoring the warnings about the dangers of such behavior?
You got that right. People think animals like this are Disney type creatures who love humans and spontaneously break out in song and dance. The North American Bison is an Ice Age mammal(descendant) that typically weighs in at around 1,500 pounds and has a notoriously bad temper. It’s mean tempered because it’s eyesight is not that great at seeing distance so it tends to regard anything that gets too close as a threat and that’s when stupid humans end up getting gored and trampled by them.