Yellowstone Safari Co.

Happy 250th Fourth of July! 🇺🇸

Make sure to get some time outside this weekend! Our favorite way to celebrate is with Yellowstone’s natural firework display!

📸: Naturalist guides Aidan Moore
Adam Johanknecht Adam Johanknecht
Matt Macoy Matthew MaCoy
Gary Vodehnal
Dallin Bartlett Dallin Bartlett

Taking a quick dip to cool off! 🫎

Moose are considered semi-aquatic animals, spending much of their time in lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams. A large portion of their diet consists of aquatic plants which provides them with much needed sodium that they don’t get from the browse that they eat on land.

Moose are also extremely heat intolerant, beginning to feel heat-stressed once temperatures get over 50 degrees Fahrenheit! Moose thrive in winter, so they are much happier in freezing temperatures than they are on a mild summer day. The water helps to keep them cool and comfortable.

Their aquatic habits have earned them the nickname “swamp donkey”, and we can see why!

📸: Naturalist guide Julia Coyle