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Elk

Cervus canadensis

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Elk at Cataloochee Valley, NC. Early morning during rutting season.

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Comments (3)
CJulen
What a gorgeous capture!
lori.tas
The males make the most high-pitched sound when calling females. It's kind of funny, actually. I've come to call North American Elk by their native name "Wapiti", because "Elk" is what Europeans call their Moose and early settlers mis-applied the name to Wapiti.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2011

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