X
    Categories: WildLife

Two Bull Elks Sparring

Please Click on the image for the fine art photography gallery



Two Bull Elks sparring over territory locking antlers. Images Number 91.



The elk or wapiti (Cervus canadensis) is one of the largest species of deer in the world and one of the largest land mammals in North America and eastern Asia. In the deer family (Cervidae), only the larger moose (Alces alces), which is called an “elk” in Europe, and the sambar (Rusa unicolor) rival the elk in size. Elk are similar to the Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) found in Europe, of which they were long believed to be a subspecies.





Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Males also engage in ritualized mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling (sparring), and bugling, a loud series of vocalizations which establishes dominance over other males and attracts females. Source, Wikipedia



Photo: (C) James Insogna  all rights reserved

 

 








Recent Fine Art Photography Gallery Post:

Chautauqua Park View of the Flatirons

Panorama View Of The City Lights of Boulder Colorado

Boulder Flatirons Morning Barn Wood Picture Window Frame View Acrylic Print

Geranium Flower In Progress

Flatiron Old Time View Boulder Colorado

Panorama Scenic View of the Flatirons in Boulder Colorado

Panorama View of the Flatirons in Boulder Colorado

Across The Lake View of Longs Peak Black and White

Memories Throwing Stones To Break The Dawn

Winter View of the Twin Peaks in Black and White

Early Morning Sun Rising

Sunrise Bright Union Reservoir

Close Encounters Four

Beautiful Morning Rustic White Picture Window Frame View

Rocky Mountain Colorado Horse Kinda Sepia Morning

Here Comes The Sun

Rocky Mountain Horses Picture Window Frame Photo Art View

Beautiful Horses

Seven Springs Arizona Lightning Monsoon Storm

Love Would Never be a Promise of a Rose Garden


 

Fine Art Photography Gallery


elk art