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love your work. Thank You so much !

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Thanks, Mars, for your support. It encourages me.

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Hello Mr Rick; thank you for another great article! You and Mary are one of the luckiest , or fortunate , people to live in such an amazing place. Yellowstone is like an open classroom filled with a myriad of ecosystems and adventures around every corner! Wow !

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Well said, Kristina. This is truly a huge open classroom filled with wildlife and wild lands and lots of adventure. We are incredibly lucky to be here.

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Interesting. I wonder how they get enough calcium to build and discard boney body parts.

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That's a really good question, Patricia, and one I didn't come across an answer for as I read about antlers.

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Nice one, Brother! I actually laughed a couple of times (where I hope you expected that!)!

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Hey Brother, I'm glad to bring laughter to anyone, anytime, in this crazy world we live in.

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And, lemme tell ya, the chuckles were much appreciated!

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Great info on the elk and their antlers. They are amazing accessories. I had the pleasure of seeing and holding one of a pair and they are amazingly heavy and unwieldy!

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I know what you mean, Barbara. When we hike in Yellowstone, we often come upon "sheds", antlers dropped by elk each year. They are amazingly heavy and cumbersome!

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Great article. Thanks for your research, comments, and involvement in YNP wildlife, Rick.

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Hi Joe. I'm glad you enjoyed the article. I sure love watching elk, both male and female. Don't you?

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