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Boys Will Be Boys V What the young challenging bull does not realize is that he has too much momentum going from jumping from the bank into the river and begins to fall away from his newly picked fight.<br />
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Boys Will Be Boys V

What the young challenging bull does not realize is that he has too much momentum going from jumping from the bank into the river and begins to fall away from his newly picked fight.

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Boys Will Be Boys lV In the photo from the series, we see the young bull still has some fight in him and he decides to go face to face with the other young bull that is standing in the river. The river bull accepts the challenge with lowered head and for a brief moment their antlers connect.<br />
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Boys Will Be Boys Vl In this photo from the series Boys Will Be Boys, the young challenging bull continues to fall away from the sparring match. He tries to find his footing on the slippery rocky stream bottom, but seems to have difficulty.<br />
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http://www.jungledragon.com/image/26658/boys_will_be_boys_vll.html Cervus canadensis,Elk,Geotagged,Montana,National Bison Range,United States,Winter,mammals

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  1. Beautiful shot Travis. I love this kind of stuff. Pure nature, beating out its survival drum melody. Great. Posted 10 years ago
    1. Hey thanks! I always love seeing and photographing real and raw behavior like this. Posted 10 years ago

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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

Similar species: Even-toed Ungulates
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Uploaded Feb 22, 2015. Captured Feb 16, 2015 15:37 in Winter Drive, Charlo, MT 59824, USA.
  • NIKON D3300
  • f/5.6
  • 10/6400s
  • ISO200
  • 300mm