A man received a sudden lesson in wildlife safety at Jasper National Park after trying to take photos of a bull elk at uncomfortably close range. In a video shared by infamous Instagram account TouronsOfNationalParks this week, the park visitor can be seen approaching the animal, phone in hand, and refusing to back up even when it lowers its head and makes several bluff charges.
The video has begun recirculating this week thanks to the account, which highlights bad behavior at sites of natural beauty around the world, such as people poking moose, taking their children onto wet rocks near waterfalls, and performing stunts on canyon rims. This particular clip was probably shot during the fall, when bull elk are at their most spectacular, but also their most defensive.
