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Boys Will Be Boys lX As the young challenging bull finally catches himself, he is now in the middle of the river shaking the water and the shame from his golden coat. He has lost another battle, only because of his own reckless behavior. He looks embarrassed for a moment as the sun starts to dry his coat. The other young bull finally lifts his head as he realizes the threat is over.<br />
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<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/26661/boys_will_be_boys_x.html" title="Boys Will Be Boys X"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/797/26661_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=2KUlJCJ%2BytbNoR9ShKQ4X3zE6x0%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Boys Will Be Boys X Here, in the final photo from the series Boys Will Be Boys, the two young bull elk drink from the river together. They both look calm and peaceful, as if the event only seconds before never happened. If one were to look at this photo without seeing the rest, they would have no idea that the two bulls ever had any confrontation at all.<br />
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Boys Will Be Boys lX

As the young challenging bull finally catches himself, he is now in the middle of the river shaking the water and the shame from his golden coat. He has lost another battle, only because of his own reckless behavior. He looks embarrassed for a moment as the sun starts to dry his coat. The other young bull finally lifts his head as he realizes the threat is over.

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Boys Will Be Boys Vlll The young bull seems to have found his footing gives a last frustrated attempt to jump back to his feet, now in the middle of the stream.<br />
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Boys Will Be Boys X Here, in the final photo from the series Boys Will Be Boys, the two young bull elk drink from the river together. They both look calm and peaceful, as if the event only seconds before never happened. If one were to look at this photo without seeing the rest, they would have no idea that the two bulls ever had any confrontation at all.<br />
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  1. Fantastic series, Travis! I like this moment the most, I'm imagining it would be looking around now to see if nobody has his double fail :) 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