Elk v photographer

Loved how he kept taking photos

Jakeblu aka Steve
 
If this was a European elk, maybe it was Pete's conception?
 
I was expecting him to take many more photos - I think he missed quite a few good ones. Very cool behaviour by the photog though.

I'd love to see what pics he did get.

I wonder if he got a headache!
 
RedRobin said:
I'd love to see what pics he did get.
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Probably been too busy cleaning his pants out, to worry about processing his images.
 
Adrenalin, not poo. He seemed very calm, albeit possibly brain damaged by the first head butt.

You would not have stayed there if the antlers had more points or if it had been a Moose, which are particularly cantankerous.
 
Very lucky boy imho.... One of those antlers could have easy killed him. Admire how calm he seemed though, even had time to do a bit of chimping!
 
I think it was love at first sight lol :love:
 
That looked like a pretty dangerous situation to me. He wouldn't have stood a chance if it had turned on him.
 
Sadly it looks like the Elk in question has been put down. Animals humanised by people rarely live very long. It's a sad side to many animal interactions. Dolphins, seals, bears, deer, boar, etc always come off worst when people think its a good idea to train them. I'm not blaming the photographer, he was just the one who got filmed.
 
photogav said:
Sadly it looks like the Elk in question has been put down. Animals humanised by people rarely live very long. It's a sad side to many animal interactions. Dolphins, seals, bears, deer, boar, etc always come off worst when people think its a good idea to train them. I'm not blaming the photographer, he was just the one who got filmed.
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Eeesh! :( Where did you read that?
 
photogav said:
Sadly it looks like the Elk in question has been put down. Animals humanised by people rarely live very long. It's a sad side to many animal interactions. Dolphins, seals, bears, deer, boar, etc always come off worst when people think its a good idea to train them. I'm not blaming the photographer, he was just the one who got filmed.
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Looks like not the photographers fault at all: "According park spokeswoman Molly Schroer, the elk had been coming back to that area in search of food as a result of previous humans feeding him, and had begun associating humans with food."

Thanks Tringa for the link.
 
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