Sound Library - Elk

An elk bugles during the rut near Mammoth Hot Springs
A bull elk bugles during the rut near Mammoth Hot Springs.

NPS / Neal Herbert

 

  • Bull Elk Bugling


    Several bull elk bugle from the shores of Yellowstone Lake during the fall rut

    Credit / Author:
    NPS & MSU Acoustic Atlas/Jennifer Jerrett
    Date created:
    09/13/2016
    Audio Transcript
 

  • Bull Elk Bugling Two


    Several bull elk bugle from the shores of Yellowstone Lake during the fall rut

    Credit / Author:
    NPS & MSU Acoustic Atlas/Jennifer Jerrett
    Date created:
    09/12/2016
    Audio Transcript
 

  • Male Elk Bugling Near Grazing Females


    Around the housing area of Mammoth Hot Springs, a bull (male) elk calls and responds to other males while he keeps close tabs on a group of grazing females.

    Credit / Author:
    NPS/Jennifer Jerrett
    Date created:
    10/18/2015
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  • Elk Chorus


    Each year, Mammoth Hot Springs fills with elk (Cervus elaphus) that congregate for the annual breeding season. Listen carefully to this recording: Along with the screechy calls of Great horned owls (Bubo virginianus), you'll hear several bull elk calling to each other, their distinctive bugles ringing out of the crisp, autumn night.

    Credit / Author:
    NPS/Jennifer Jerrett
    Date created:
    09/23/2015
    Audio Transcript
 
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  • Elk Bugle One


    It's a fall morning at Mammoth Hot Springs. As an elk harem browses near Officer's Row, a bull elk announces his availability and fitness to the group with a healthy bugle.

    Credit / Author:
    NPS/Neal Herbert
    Date created:
    10/16/2013
    Audio Transcript
 

  • Elk Bugle Two


    A bull elk bugles as he walks past the houses along Officer's Row in Mammoth Hot Springs.

    Credit / Author:
    NPS/Neal Herbert
    Date created:
    10/23/2013
    Audio Transcript
 

  • Elk Calf


    An elk calf calls out. Calves are born between May and June and often stay close to their mothers throughout their first year.

    Credit / Author:
    NPS / Shan Burson
    Date created:
    11/16/2005
    Audio Transcript
 

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