The wapiti, or North American elk, is a creature of immense strength and presence. In this video, we capture the raw power of two bull wapiti in a head-to-head clash during rutting season—when ...

Strangely, this antler clashing took place outside of the regular elk rut season. It’s normal for bull elk to be more aggressive and vocal from September to November. They starting “acting up” during ...

1. Arizona According to the Boone & Crockett Club, which has maintained big game records in American for nearly 200 years, Arizona is the place to go for the biggest non-typical bull elk in the ...

Utah's domesticated elk program turned 25 years old this year, created through the Domesticated Elk Act that the Utah Legislature passed in 1997. The legislation paved the way for approved Utah ...

Summary American elk at the National Zoological Park. Cite as Smithsonian Institution Archives, Acc. 14-167, Image No. NZP-0859 Repository Loc. Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite ...

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Large, herbivorous mammals have profound effects on ecosystem structure and function and often act as keystone species in ecosystems they inhabit. Densitydependent processes associated with population ...