Hay, That’s Breaking And Entering

It took a stakeout to find out the mama of a family of elks could open a barn door to get to the hay inside. Clever girl.

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Posted By: Alex - Thu Mar 01, 2012
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Apparently elk are quite intelligent. Who knew?

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 03/01/12 at 09:39 PM

Here's another smart Elke.
http://www.triviatribute.com/images4/elkesommer2.jpg

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 03/01/12 at 11:14 PM

Those are moose, not elk. Note the lanky legs and the hump on the back. Moose:)

Posted by toodlegs on 03/01/12 at 11:30 PM

Toodlegs, the animal called a moose in North America is referred to as an elk in Europe.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moose

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 03/01/12 at 11:41 PM

Moose is just a much sexier name than elk, though

Posted by Fluffy Bunny Slippers on 03/02/12 at 03:13 AM

I remember a story or two, while living in Minneapolis / St. Paul, of moose following the river bottom and ending up within city limits. Rounding them up and relocating them usually did the trick of keeping them out of trouble in the future. As far as intelligence goes, I was under the impression that they were about as smart as most large herbivores, say on par with a horse.

Posted by KDP on 03/02/12 at 09:50 AM

Why wait outside for the frozen grass when the good, easy to get to stuff is inside?

Posted by Rhi on 03/05/12 at 04:40 PM

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