Elk - History, Types of Elk, Behaviors, Ranges, and Other Facts

Roosevelt Elk

#trailcamtuesday Fast Facts 🦌Elk are the most vocal species in the deer family. Males bugle, but females also make calls. 🦌Female elk are cows. Male elk are called bulls. Baby elk are called calves. 🦌There are four subspecies of Elk in North America. Theodore Roosevelt National Park is home to Rocky Mountain Elk. 🦌Only males have antlers. They can grow up to an inch per day and are among the fastest-growing tissues in the animal kingdom. They shed their antlers on a yearly basis. Video Alt T

New World-Record Elk Smashes Previous Record

Roosevelt elk are the largest species of elk in North America. I filmed these gems in a meadow in Redwood National Park at dawn. | Michael Hodges, Author