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Cat Ellis

Woman tries to take selfie with elk at Yellowstone – it doesn't go well

Bull elk at Jasper National Park, Canada.

Getting too close to a wild animal is never a good idea, and turning your back on one is even worse, but sometimes common sense takes a backseat when a visitor spots an elk for the first time at Yellowstone National Park.

One video current circulating online shows a woman so keen to get a close-up with a bull that she takes a selfie while the animal is charging her, and barely makes it back to her car before being knocked down.

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