Love, or at least procreation, is in the air — especially in the animal kingdom. It is now the height of mating season for the Rocky Mountain Elk. From mid-September to mid-October, males form harems ...

The Woodland Park Zoo has bid farewell to Goodwyn, its only male elk. The 20-year-old was euthanized in July due to a significant decline in his health and quality of life, according to the zoo. The ...

TikToker @backyard_birding recently caught a rare backyard moment that most of us will never get to see. Two young male bucks wandered into the yard and found themselves face-to-face, unsure if they ...

In a tourism study conducted in 2017, we learned that approximately 60% of visitors to the area participate in elk viewing,” ...

Every year, male elk face a tough decision: either grow bigger antlers to be able to attract mates or keep their old antlers longer to better protect themselves against predators such as wolves. The ...

The bugle of the male elk is considered by some to be one of the most magical calls in nature, and considered by others to be one of the more haunting. Most commonly heard around dusk and dawn between ...

Prey respond to predation risk with a range of behavioral tactics that can vary based on space use and hunting mode of the predator. Unlike other predators, human hunters are often more spatially and ...

As summer draws to a close and autumn comes rolling in, many of us humans start to think about slowing down and heading inside for cozy evenings and big sweaters. This is not the case however, for the ...

A young male bull elk used Salt Creek to make his way through north Lincoln during Monday’s morning commute. Authorities chased the animal, thought to be wild, for more than an hour before it ...

Nature is fairly consistent when it comes to animal noises. For the most part, bigger animals make bigger and deeper sounds. But there are exceptions, of course. The claws of the little pistol shrimp ...

Pneumonia may have caused the death last week of an elk that had been part of the herd at Busse Woods, Forest Preserves of Cook County officials said Monday. The 4-year-old female died March 8 within ...