Uploaded July 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In September male elk come into rut in Yellowstone. Almost all of their time and energy is spent trying to keep as many females away from other males as possible and mating with those females. He who passes on the most copies of his genes wins.
#yellowstonenationalpark #yellowstonepark #elkrut

00:00 Introduction
00:10 elk fighting
00:23 male elk and his harem
00:33 closeup of male elk antlers
00:46 male elk bugling
01:06 male elk bugling
01:17 male elk bugling
01:29 male elk bugling
01:46 2 smaller male elk fighting
02:06 male elk known as broken nose
02:19 male elk known as broken nose bugling
02:31 male elk with big rack
02:49 male elk bugling
02:55 male elk chasing a female elk
03:11 male elk chasing a female elk
02:55 male elk chasing a female elk

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