Annual Cycles of Elk
Re-Thinking the Rut
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In this video, Chris goes over the annual cycle of both cows and bulls. Starting in the fall breeding season, Chris goes through the next 365 days and explains what goes on – both physiologically and behaviorally – with cows and bulls. These cycles are important to understand for the subsequent videos in this series.
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