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Elk

Cervus canadensis

Photo by BlueAppaloosa
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Field Notes

Description:

A large brown deer-like animal with a shaggy neck and white rump. Male elk get antlers in the fall, this group seemed to be mostly females and calves.

Habitat:

alpine meadow

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
BlueAppaloosa
Thanks! Mostly this was just luck, being in the right place at the right time.
Caleb Steindel
Nice series! I haven't been able to get a good shot of these guys in the wild.

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Elk-Moose-Mountain Goat of the Rockies - Colorado, Utah, Wyoming
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Front Range Life of Colorado
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PublishedDecember 9, 2015

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