Sometimes called wapiti by the Shawnee Indians and the
scientists of later times, the American Elk was first named
by early English colonists. They were once found over most
of the United States and southern Canada, but they survive
today only in regions west of the Rocky Mountains. The
largest herds live in Yellowstone Park, on Montana“s Sun
River, and in Washington“s Olympic Mountains. They are also
plentiful on most mountain ranges in Utah. A member of the deer
family, the elk lives in close association with the deer and moose.
Only the male elk carry antlers. They can spread more than 5 feet.
Antlers grow during the summer and are shed in the late winter.
Mature bulls stand up to 60 inches at the shoulder and may
weigh over 700 pounds.

Rocky Mountain Elk wav

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