Girl Fight
Two cow elk settle a disagreement as other members of the harem look on. I don't see this all that often, but the more I watch wildlife, the more I observe it. This is only the second time I have captured female members of the deer family fighting like this. I have also observed white-tailed deer does and moose cows fight in this manner. Fighting in Yellowstone National Park.
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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