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01/09/2016 10:54 AM EST

Meet Sparky, one tough bison at Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge in Iowa. Sparky was struck by lightning in summer 2013. He was thin after the strike and wasn’t expected to live long. But two years later, Sparky has proved us wrong! ⚡️

Learn more about Sparky’s amazing story of survival: http://on.doi.gov/1JxuEL6

Photo by Karen Viste-Sparkman, @usfws.