A telephoto lens is an excellent tool for photographing animals without disturbing them, but only if you stay at a reasonable distance. Despite having the right equipment to take photos from afar, some visitors decided to approach a bull elk at Yellowstone National Park anyway – with predictable results.
A video of the incident, shared on Instagram account TouronsOfYellowstone at the weekend, shows four people approaching the animal, cameras and long lenses in hand, for reasons that defy explanation. Agitated, the elk makes a charge, but luckily for the photographers it takes aim at a car, giving them time to escape.
