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Cervus canadensis
Elk at Cataloochee Valley, NC. Early morning during rutting season.
Spotted on Oct 2, 2010
Submitted on Mar 8, 2011
3 Comments
What a gorgeous capture!
The males make the most high-pitched sound when calling females. It's kind of funny, actually.
I've come to call North American Elk by their native name "Wapiti", because "Elk" is what Europeans call their Moose and early settlers mis-applied the name to Wapiti.
Love the photo of the elk in the fog.