Bearizona Wildlife Park, Williams, Arizona.

Elk are one of the largest members of the deer family, second only to moose. Each year male elk grow and shed a new set of antlers. As the antlers grow in the spring, they are covered by a thick soft coating filled with blood vessels called velvet. In the fall, they rub the velvet off, revealing the hardened bone underneath. The males (bulls) use their antlers to compete for breeding rights with the females (cows).

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