Broken-Horn Bull
This was the last of several bull elk to cross the road in the early morning light. They regularly cross at this spot just about every morning and evening, but it is often too dark at either time to get a good look at them. I was fortunate to catch this bull just before he hopped the fence and disappeared over the hill. Note that his left antler (the one farther way) is broken.
By the way, it was bitterly cold on this morning and everything was covered in a deep, brilliant white frost. Captured in south-central Montana.
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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