Pet buffalo is a Texas groom’s best man.
American Bison (also known as Buffalo) and their calves, forage for food at Yellowstone National Park. (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)
When grooms are picking the best man for their weddings, they typically want the friend who is the most loyal. For Ronald Bridges, that meant choosing someone who was big enough to trample him, but chose not to.
Married couple Ronald and Sherron Bridges had their pet buffalo, Wildthing, be the best man when they renewed their wedding vows on a Texas ranch, the Daily Mail reported Saturday.
“We are always aware that he is so big that he could hurt us with a swing of his head, so we are careful,” Sherron Bridges told the Daily Mail. “But Wildthing absolutely dotes on Ronald – that’s why he chose him to be his best man when we renewed our wedding vows. Wildthing follows him round like a shadow.”
Ronald Bridges had tamed Wildthing when the animal was just a calf.
The Bridges are not the first couple to make headlines for keeping a tame buffalo as a pet.
In October, NPR reported on a couple in Canada and its beloved 1,800-pound buffalo. Owner Jim Sautner brings his pet buffalo to bars and other neighborhood hangouts.
Only in Texas. I miss my old Stomping Ground down there and many friends.
I thought, when I saw the headline, that it had taken place here in Wyoming.
Buffalo are really sweet and gentle animals from my experience, which is worth nothing, living in NYC.
My sister and her husband raised Buffalo until this past June. They are SCARY creatures. Especially the males. My brother-in-law had purchased a huge tractor tire for the male Buffalo to “play” with. It tossed that thing around like NOTHING! If the females have a baby, steer clear! They are very protective. I avoided the Buffalo pen area while I visited their house.
But they are cute though. That is about the extent of my nature knowledge, My judgments were based on seeing them get eaten by lions every time I watch a nature show.
Yes, they are cute!
Did you know their tongues are different than a cow? When my sister got her buffalo I went to see them. I put my hand over the fence near the head of one of the female buffalo. Near its mouth. I knew it might try to lick my hand, that is ok, I can handle that. I DID NOT know their tongues are black and split on the end. I almost had a fit when it tried to lick me. Started yelling at my sister that something was wrong with it. LOL