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Diners try to take close-up photos of elk outside Yellowstone restaurant – it doesn't go well

By Cat Ellis Published

Getting too close to wildlife is always a bad idea, and the NPS advises giving bison and elk at least 25 yards

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Bull elk at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA
Smart elk herds careless tourist into his own personal pen at Yellowstone

By Cat Ellis Published

Keeping troublemakers away from the herd

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Bull elk at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA
Tourist discovers why posing for photos with angry elk is a terrible idea

By Cat Ellis Published

Bull elk are particularly prone to aggression during the rut

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Elk grazing in snow
"You wanna go, bud?" – man taunts elk and gets car tire punctured in return

By Cat Ellis Published

The rut may be over, but that doesn't mean bull elk are totally passive

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Cow elk at Yellowstone National Park
Raging elk flattens phone-wielding hiker at Yellowstone National Park

By Cat Ellis Published

The animal was likely protecting a calf nearby

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Cow elk grooming calf
Colorado tourist tries to photograph elk and calf up close – it doesn't go well

By Cat Ellis Published

Cow elk are very protective parents

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Elk charging couple in Colorado
Rogue elk injures dogs, then attacks couple in Colorado

By Cat Ellis Published

Although usually docile, elk can be very dangerous when agitated

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Cow elk at Yellowstone National Park
Elk charges at dim-witted tourist doing a bizarre elk impression

By Dave Golder Published

Video: crouching tourist lurching toward a startled elk is asking for trouble… and gets it

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Bull elk bugling
Angry bull elk throws careless tourist to the ground at Yellowstone

By Cat Ellis Published

The animal was preparing to spar with a rival when he was distracted by visitors standing too close

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Bull elk bugling at Yellowstone National Park, USA
"He'll kill you!" – video shows clueless man saunter within feet of angry elk

By Julia Clarke Published

Elk can be unpredictably aggressive at any time of year, and more so during rutting season

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