Bull elk tries to sniff out the ladies
A bull elk displays the flehmen response as it looks – and smells for – for cows. (© Tony’s Takes)

It is that time of year that #WapitiWednesday becomes a recurring theme. The elk rut has begun and the big boys are courting the ladies. This handsome fellow was without his own harem, but he was working his way toward a nearby but out of sight group. As he approached, he performed the flehmen response, taking in a big whiff of the air sniffing out where they might be.

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