Image: Cervus canadensis (North American elk) 3 (8291421602)
Description: Cervus canadensis (Erxleben, 1777) - male North American elk in Colorado, USA (boreal summer 2009). In the summertime, male elk (bulls) herd together while grazing in the mountains. They average about 700 pounds in size, and may reach 1,000 pounds. Elk horns may have a span up to 5 feet long. Classification: Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Artiodactyla, Cervidae Locality: Trail Ridge, Rocky Mountains National Park, northern Colorado, USA
Title: Cervus canadensis (North American elk) 3 (8291421602)
Credit: Cervus canadensis (North American elk) 3
Author: James St. John
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