Elk Images, Facts and Information:
Cervus canadensis
- Elk are large members of the deer family that are also called Wapiti. Male Elk have large antlers that can grow as much as four feet above their heads. Female Elk do not have antlers.
- Elk prefer woodlands for habitat. They are most active during mornings and evenings. Elk herds can number in the hundreds in some locations.
- Elk are herbivores that eat grasses during the summer and woody growth in the winter months.
- Female Elk usually only have one calf per season.
- Elk live 10 to 13 years on average.
I hope you enjoy viewing my Elk photos.
An Elk cow heading towards a creek
Title: An Elk cow heading towards a creek
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 6/24/2020
An Elk near a creek
Title: An Elk near a creek
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 6/24/2020
An Elk heading towards a creek
Title: An Elk heading towards a creek
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 6/24/2020
An Elk cow on a hillside
Title: An Elk cow on a hillside
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 6/24/2020
Elk cow heading down a hillside
Title: Elk cow heading down a hillside
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 6/24/2020
Two Elk in sagebrush
Title: Two Elk in sagebrush
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 6/24/2020
Five Elk cows in sage
Title: Five Elk cows in sage
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 6/24/2020
Elk in the Wasatch high country
Title: Elk in the Wasatch high country
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 6/24/2020
Four Elk in the Wasatch Mountains
Title: Four Elk in the Wasatch Mountains
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 6/24/2020
An Elk walking a fence line in the mountains
Title: An Elk walking a fence line in the mountains
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 6/24/2020
Spring Elk bull in velvet
Title: Spring Elk bull in velvet
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 5/4/2020
Bull Elk in velvet
Title: Bull Elk in velvet
Location: Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 7/10/2017
Elk herd at Red Rock Lakes NWR
Title: Elk herd at Red Rock Lakes NWR
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 6/19/2010
Resting Elk
Title: Resting Elk
Location: Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
Date: 9/10/2007