A group of tourists got a shock at Rocky Mountain National Park recently after discovering just how agile bull elk can be. In a video, which you can watch below, at least 12 people, including adults and children, can be seen gathered on one side of a two-bar fence watching the majestic elk and snapping photos at close range. The elk tries to warn them back by bugling, and sends them running when it easily jumps the barrier between them.
Elk are generally docile animals, and would rather leave an area than engage with humans, but attacks do sometimes happen when people get too close. Cow elk can be particularly dangerous in the spring when they are protecting their calves, while bulls are more aggressive during the mating season (known as the rut), which takes place in the fall.
