- Elk
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- Elk are in the deer family.
- What does an elk
look like?
- Elk can be pale gray, tan, or brown.
They have thin legs and a thick neck.
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- Male elk are called bulls. They weight
over 1000 pounds. Bulls lose their antlers each spring.
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- Female elk are called cows. They are
smaller than bulls. Elk cows usually have two calves. They are born
in early summer.
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- An elk baby is called a calf. It is
light brown with white spots.
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- What do elk eat?
Elk eat plants. They eat grass. They also
eat twigs.
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- Where can I find
an elk?
- Long ago there were many elk. Then,
people killed the elk. Elk are now mainly in the western North America.
There are sometimes too many elk.
- Elk move in herds. They are in the mountains
in summer. They are in the meadows in fall.
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- Elk can move quietly. They are strong
swimmers.
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- Who are the friends
and enemies of an elk?
- Wolves and cougars are enemies. Bears
and coyotes kill calves.
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More
Information
Note: All photographs
taken with a digital camera in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
(May-June 1999) and Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming (July 1999).
Developed by
Annette Lamb
and Larry Johnson,
6/99. Updated 4/02.
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