The Children of Yellowstone

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Posted by Granite Head (209.252.105.55) on 18:11:44 07/13/13

Yellowstone mothers are very protective of their babies, especially when they're very young, so it is always a huge treat to see them up close.

Late one afternoon we happened upon a small crowd a couple of houses south from Albright VC. The ranger kept everyone on the sidewalk but we still were able to get a terrific view of what they were looking at: an elk cow and her newborn calf. This baby was probably a couple of hours old, he was dry and fluffy, and his umbilical cord was no longer attached. And he hadn't had much practice at standing up!

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• Once he did get his feet under him - Granite Head 18:13:06 07/13/13 (12)
  • Got milk? - Granite Head 18:14:05 07/13/13 (11)
    • Maybe it's here - Granite Head 18:15:02 07/13/13 (10)
      • OH, HERE IT IS! - Granite Head 18:16:14 07/13/13 (9)
        • Norm! Your turn! - Granite Head 19:07:03 07/13/13 (0)
        • Bigger babies - Granite Head 18:21:55 07/13/13 (7)
          • Growing up bison - Granite Head 18:22:56 07/13/13 (6)
            • Now for something COMPLETELY different - Granite Head 18:26:29 07/13/13 (5)
              • So this was quite entertaining for a while... - Granite Head 18:27:51 07/13/13 (4)
                • And then someone among the assembled badger-watchers noticed - Granite Head 18:29:57 07/13/13 (3)
                  • On closer inspection - Granite Head 18:31:20 07/13/13 (2)
                    • My photos have their limitations - Granite Head 18:34:04 07/13/13 (1)
                      • The End - Granite Head 18:44:16 07/13/13 (0)

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