WILDLIFE -- The first close call of 2016 involving a bonehead tourist and a bison in Yellowstone is in the books.

National Park Service officials are warning people against approaching wildlife in the park after a woman was caught on video petting a bison in the Geyser Basin.

The woman “was extremely lucky” she wasn’t hurt in the Friday incident, said park spokesman Amy Bartlett.

Five significant run-ins between park-goers and the notoriously unpredictable bison were reported in Yellowstone last year. One incident involved a woman who was flipped into the air by a bison while trying to take a selfie with the animal.

Park visitors are required to stay at least 25 yards from bison.

The following video captures a few tourist-bison incidents from the past, indicating just how out-of-touch the public is with wildlife.