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bull elk bugling with a calf

A bull elk bugling with a calf behind him in swimming and splashing the lake water. Lake Estes, Estes Park Colorado. Image number three in this series, cropped version.

Bulls have a loud vocalization consisting of screams known as bugling, which can be heard for miles. Bugling is often associated with an adaptation to open environments such as parklands, meadows, and savannas, where sound can travel great distances. Females are attracted to the males that bugle more often and have the loudest call. Bugling is most common early and late in the day and is one of the most distinctive sounds in nature, akin to the howl of the gray wolf.

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bull elk bugling with a calf