Canadensis Gallery

Silhouette of Rocky Mountain Elks (Cervus canadensis nelsoni) standing with rippled water in background in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

The Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus canadensis nelsoni) is a subspecies of elk found in the Rocky Mountains and adjacent ranges of Western North America. The winter ranges are most common in open forests and floodplain marshes in the lower elevations. In the summer it migrates to the subalpine forests and alpine basins. The total wild population is about one million individuals

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TOM-1745 Northern River Otter - mother eating a rainbow trout while her young pups try to snatch a bite

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Northern River Otter - mother eating a rainbow trout while her young pups try to snatch a bite
Northern Rockies - Montana - Wyoming - Western USA
Lontra canadensis
Pups are still mostly nursing at this stage though certainly interested in the fish - Summer
Tom & Pat Leeson
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Young male elk with horns eating grass, National Bison Range, Charlo, Montana, USA

The elk, or wapiti (Cervus canadensis), is one of the largest species within the deer family, Cervidae, in the world, and one of the largest land mammals in North America and Eastern Asia. Elk range in forest and forest-edge habitat, feeding on grasses, plants, leaves, and bark. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Males also engage in ritualized mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling (sparring), and bugling, a loud series of vocalizations that establishes dominance over other males and attracts females

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