Bugle Time
by Donna Kennedy
Title
Bugle Time
Artist
Donna Kennedy
Medium
Digital Art - Mixed Media
Description
Bugle Time - AI+digital painting by Donna Kennedy-edited in PS and Topaz Studio…
Elk (Cervus canadensis) also called “Wapiti”, which is the Cree Indian word for “white” referring the color of the animal’s rump. Weighing in at up to 700 pounds, the North American elk stands as one of the biggest deer species on earth. But don’t think that just because an elk is large that it’s slow. A mature bull can run as fast as 40 miles per hour – they’ve even been able to outrun horses in short races. And that’s not all. Elk can jump eight feet vertically. Each March the bulls shed their rack of antlers. The rack will drop off completely and the next one is already starting to grow. The new antlers, which grow almost an inch a day, are filled with blood vessels and can weigh up to 35 pounds. The antlers have a velvet-like covering, which is why we call this process “in the velvet.” They will reach their full length in mid-summer when the blood vessels inside dry up and the much-lighter antler becomes calcified like a bone. Preparing himself for breeding season, the bull runs the velvet off on tree limbs and sharpens the tines.
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February 1st, 2024
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