This fun-loving bison joyfully jumps up and down on the spot after waking up to find a fresh dumping of snow on January 27.

The huge beast bounces around in excitement after seeing up to three inches of fresh flakes have settled on his home in the Yellowstone National Park, US.

Photographer Jennifer Hadley, 49, can be heard giggling as she watched the burly bison playfully prancing through the snow, saying: “He’s just boinking, boinking, boinking!”

Jennifer said: “They clearly had some energy. It was in the middle of the afternoon, and they probably had been snoozing.

“It was so fun to watch them frolic in the snow without a care in the world. It’s a harsh winter for these guys so it’s nice to see them having a little fun too.

“Even young ones are big and heavy so it was delightful to see them prancing around and running like they were big puppies.”

The young bison was one of a large free-roaming herd that Jennifer spent time photographing at the national park.

As well as the play fighting, they tenderly nuzzled one another, before running around and playing together.

They could also be seen practising their battling skills, in preparation for future wars over mating rights.

Jennifer, from Raleigh, added: “The bison that were nuzzling faces have probably grown up together and have been part of this herd and so there is a natural affection but also a playmate to practice sparring with.

“They were the same ones running and playing with each other so clearly they enjoy their mutual playtimes.”

This fun-loving bison joyfully jumps up and down on the spot after waking up to find a fresh dumping of snow.

The huge beast bounces around in excitement after seeing up to three inches of fresh flakes have settled on his home in the Yellowstone National Park, USA this week.

He was captured on camera frolicking around the field he shares with a herd of bison - proving he’s never too old for a snow day.

Photographer Jennifer Hadley, 49, can be heard giggling as she watched the burly bison playfully prancing through the snow, saying: “He’s just boinking, boinking, boinking!”

Jennifer said: “They clearly had some energy. It was in the middle of the afternoon, and they probably had been snoozing.

“It was so fun to watch them frolick in the snow without a care in the world. It’s a harsh winter for these guys so it’s nice to see them having a little fun too.

“Even young ones are big and heavy so it was delightful to see them prancing around and running like they were big puppies.”

The young bison was one of a large free-roaming herd who Jennifer spent time photographing at the national park.

As well as the play fighting, they tenderly nuzzled one another, before running round and playing together.

They could also be seen practicing their battling skills, in preparation for future wars over mating rights.

Jennifer, from Raleigh, NC USA, added: “The bison that were nuzzling faces have probably grown up together and have been part of this herd and so there is a natural affection but also a playmate to practice sparring with.

“They were the same ones running and playing with each other so clearly they enjoy their mutual playtimes.”

Yellowstone National Park has had a free-roaming bison population since prehistoric times.

In summer 2021 the bison population at Yellowstone was more than 5,000, with a male weighing up to a whopping 2,000 pounds.