Busted -- an Elk Calf With a Marigold Photo Print

"Busted -- an Elk Calf With a Marigold" by Catherine Sherman. A mother elk grazes the lawn on a motel in Gardiner, Montana, while her calf chooses the tastier option of a big yellow marigold flower in the flowerbed buffet. The calf seems to realize that he has been caught in the act of pillaging the beautiful flower display. The elk grazed for a few minutes before leaving, politely leaving behind most of the flowers. The elk or wapiti (Cervus canadensis) is one of the largest species within the deer family, Cervidae, in the world, and one of the largest terrestrial mammals in North America and Northeast Asia. This animal should not be confused with the still larger moose (Alces alces) to which the name "elk" applies in British English and in reference to populations in Eurasia. Gardiner is a town in Park County, Montana, United States, just north of Yellowstone National Park. Gardiner was officially founded in 1880, but the area has served as a main entrance to Yellowstone National Park since its creation in 1872.