Bull Elk Sounds a Warning
by Tony Hake
Title
Bull Elk Sounds a Warning
Artist
Tony Hake
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
With two other males nearby, this bull Elk was very agitated and preparing to defend his harem. He made his call as a warning to the interlopers that he was prepared to defend what he was claiming as his own. Elk are some of the largest mammals in North America. The distinctive bugle of a bull can communicate a number of different messages including letting his harem know he is around, letting the cows know they are straying too far and making him unhappy or warning other bulls to keep their distance. Taken in Rocky Mountain National Park.
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October 8th, 2015
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