Hayden Bull - 002

In this capture of the "Hayden Bull", you can see the bull elk bugling. They bugle during the pre-rut (the mating season is referred to as the rut) to locate other elk and to mark their territory.

The Elk

The elk or wapiti is one of the largest species within the deer family, Cervidae, in the world, and one of the largest land mammals in North America and Eastern Asia. This animal should not be confused with the still larger moose to which the name "elk" applies in British English and in reference to populations in Eurasia.

Elk range in forest and forest-edge habitat, feeding on grasses, plants, leaves, and bark. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Males also engage in.. more

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Similar species: Even-toed Ungulates

Species identified by travismorhardt