Bachelor Elk Herd in Velvet
by Sean Griffin
Title
Bachelor Elk Herd in Velvet
Artist
Sean Griffin
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Only during the autumn rut do bulls and cows mix in herds; the rest of the year the cows want nothing to do with the bulls, and they herd separately. These Roosevelt elk's antlers are still in velvet, growing from the outside in at a rate of about an inch and a half a day.
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May 30th, 2012
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