So majestic.

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The adult male Tule Elk usually stuck together and left the females and juveniles to fend for themselves elsewhere on the property. While hanging out, they would often play with one another by locking their antlers and seeing who was stronger. It was all in good fun. These were taken as the Sun was setting and the sky in the area lit up in an orange hue.

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The Tule Elk of Point Reyes Station were generally in herds, so I wanted to share a photograph that captured how their community groups together.

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The size of the Tule Elk antlers is really something to behold in person.

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Tule Elk were nearly driven to extinction in California but efforts have been ongoing to restore their population, specifically at the Point Reyes National Seashore. The area is a peninsula (land that is surrounded on three sides by water) and is elevated with cliffside all around. While the area is beautiful overall, I do find it strange that most of the land is taken up by large fields used for cattle grazing. But there is opportunity for other life to succeed such as these special Tule Elk.

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