Adult Female Elk (IMAGE)

S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources, Utah State University

Adult Female Elk

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Fearing cougars more than wolves, adult female elk in northern Yellowstone National Park avoid threats from both predators by occupying 'vacant hunting domains', places and times where and when neither predator hunts, according to a new study illustrating how elk can tolerate living in close proximity to both large predators.

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Bonnie McDonald

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