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Subject: Elk bull with cows at dawn, Cervus elaphus Location: Knott County, Kentucky Stock Number: 07-48493 Comments: Beginning in 1997, some 1500 elk were reintroduced to the species' former haunts in eastern Kentucky. The elk have thrived feeding on grasses at abdandoned strip mines, and today some 6500 elk live in the Bluegrass State. Related images: The Mammals image gallery has more photographs from Canada, the United States, and the Neotropics. |
