Bull Elk in Velvet with Wildflowers Photograph

Name: Bull Elk in Velvet with Wildflowers Photograph
SKU: 7185
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A Bull Elk with velvet antlers foraging on wildflowers in Grand Teton National Park in 2021. Velvet antler is the whole cartilaginous antler in a precalcified growth stage of the Cervidae family including the species of deer such as elk, moose, and caribou. Velvet antler is covered in a hairy, velvet-like “skin” known as velvet and its tines are rounded, because the antler has not calcified or finished developing. Velvet antler preparations are sold in China as part of traditional Chinese medicine, and in the United States and some other countries as a dietary supplement.The most common sizes are available right now. Looking for a different size or medium? Contact me.

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SKU: N/A Category: Open Edition Prints Tags: bull, elk, grand teton, grand teton national park, grand teton photo, grand teton photograph, grand teton photographer, jackson hole, jackson hole photo, photo of grand teton, picture of grand teton, tetons, wildlife

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A Bull Elk with velvet antlers foraging on wildflowers in Grand Teton National Park. When you see elk with fuzzy antlers, you are seeing elk in velvet. That velvet provides nutrition and growth to antlers. This special tissue is a type of skin, loaded with blood vessels and nerves, that regenerates every year. Because they shed their antlers annually, they need dense and rapid growth of their antlers to occur every year. Antlers are important in distinguishing the strongest and most viable bulls, who will end up mating and passing on their genes.