hard-learned lessons Tourists try to befriend elephant — but end up running for their lives (video) Carla Sinclair

Nara Park "Touron" knocked over and attacked by two irritated bucks — but was it really his fault? (video) Carla Sinclair

when coyotes act like coyotes Tourist tries to befriend coyote — [chomp] — and learns painful lesson: "Ow! You motherf*cker!" (video) Carla Sinclair

tourists "Touron" who ignores warning signs at Yellowstone National Park for photo-op gets thrown in jail Carla Sinclair

tourons Elk is in no mood for a crowd of Colorado tourists — so she bites off the tip of young boy's finger Carla Sinclair

animals Video shows idiots using bear cubs as selfie props Mark Frauenfelder

basic science Tourists in Arizona say they found a "magnetic portal" — but are actually flirting with death (video) Carla Sinclair

wildlife Touron who thought it was a good idea to try and pet a grizzly bear gets swiped — not once but twice (video) Carla Sinclair

wildlife Bison gores another tourist at national park: "significant injuries" Carla Sinclair

delightful creatures Ouch! Man in Speedos finds out the hard way why a park warns NOT to pet the wild horses (video) Carla Sinclair

wild creatures Montana grizzly bear "explodes" out of trap and nearly destroys a man's camera (video) Carla Sinclair

Sign Sign Everywhere a sign Yet another Yellowstone touron gets stomped by a bison Jason Weisberger

wildlife Playful wolf pups frolic in front of trail cam Mark Frauenfelder

instagram Tourists play a dangerous game by unleashing their dog on elk in Banff National Park Mark Frauenfelder

instagram Grizzly released into wild explodes from cage and attacks camera Mark Frauenfelder

animals Tourists put baby elk in their car and take it for a drive at Yellowstone National Park Carla Sinclair

Delightful Creatures Woman offers treat to wild antelope, who pays her back with a violent charge to the ground (video) Carla Sinclair

Delightful Creatures A fed-up bison sends a rude tourist to the ground at Yellowstone (video) Carla Sinclair

tourists Here is one way to be a "touron" (tourist plus moron): stand too close to elk and see what happens Carla Sinclair