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Chewing Cud

            Mammoth Hot Springs is so much fun to visit. As soon as we pulled up to check in the at the hotel, we saw female elk resting and grazing on the lawn. The herd has full run of the town, and rangers are posted around the busy intersection to keep people away from the elk. This bull elk was resting with his harem nearby (this is rutting season). I used my 300mm lens and kept my distance from this big guy.

Just to clarify - this is not in a zoo or behind a fence. The elk wander wherever they want throughout the town and there are warning signs posted everywhere to beware of the wildlife. 

Males develop branch type antlers which start off as spikes when they are yearlings.The size of an elk's antlers denotes their genetic abilities and strengths, their state of nutrition and level of dominance. They shed them during March/April and  new antlers grow just weeks after and progress in the latter part of August when they reach their full size. In fact, the antlers a can grow up to one inch daily.

Taken in: United States / Wyoming / Mammoth (show map)

Taken on: September 22, 2010

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Camera: Canon EOS 7D, f/6.3, 1/400 sec, 300mm, ISO 125 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 7D
Lens:	EF70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/400)
Focal Length:	300mm
ISO:	125
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.0 Windows
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