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Wildlife On Video
Capturing Moments in Canada's Rockies

Wildlife encounters caught on video while out hiking and sightseeing in Canada's beautiful Rocky Mountains.

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Grizzly Bears range in small numbers in Alaska and western Canada as well as eastern Siberia and Hokkaido, and from western Europe and Palestine to the Himalayan region, and possibly the Atlas Mountains of northwest Africa.

Wildlife Icons In Canada's Rocky Mountains

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Bighorns Gather for Mating Season

During the rutting season in Canada's Rockies, bighorn sheep gather for an intense and competitive display. Rams, the male bighorn sheep, come together in groups and engage in head-to-head battles to establish dominance and win mating rights with females, or ewes. The rut is not only about physical battles. Rams display behaviors such as lip curling (called the flehmen response) to assess the reproductive readiness of ewes by sniffing and tasting pheromones in the air. Ewes tend to gather in smaller, more stable groups during the rut, and as the season progresses, they observe the rams’ displays of strength and dominance. Once a ram has established his position, he gets exclusive access to mate with the ewes in his group. After mating, the ewes undergo a gestation period of about six months, leading to the birth of lambs in the spring.

Largest Bull Moose Appears to Court Cow During the Rut

The Largest Bull Moose in our area appears to Court a Cow During the Rut in the Canadian Rockies. We were lucky to have such a Beautiful evening with this Big Bull Moose approaching the Lake so peacefully. The next Day he was courting a Cow in a different area, but back to the Lake after snowfall.

Huge Bulls Square Off During the Elk Rut

The Circle of Life After the Elk Rut

The Circle of Life After the Elk Rut in the Canadian Rockies. After the rut, an elk bull might become more vulnerable due to exhaustion, injury, or weakened physical condition, making it a potential target for various predators and scavengers.

Huge Bulls Square Off During the Elk Rut

Huge Bulls Square Off During the Elk Rut in the Canadian Rockies. These two Bulls are dominating the most competitive Rut Season area at this time. Rut Fights are generally preceded by lots of territory bugling and posturing as you see here.

Huge Bull Elk Boss Asserts His Dominance During the Rut

Huge Bull Elk Boss Asserts His Dominance, Herding Bugling and Charging a Car During the Rut in the Canadian Rockies.

A Beautiful Young Bull Moose Encounter on an isolated Canadian Rockies Road.

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Wildlife on Video - Bighorn Rams Fighting for Mating rights During the Bighorn Sheep Rut. The larger Bighorns with superior genetics are able to battle like this for quite a long time during the bighorn sheep mating season. Several larger Rams are seen here battling for the right to mate on this day.

Bighorn Bash - The Best of Headbutts During the Rut

Wildlife on Video - Bighorn headbutting at the height of the Bighorn Sheep Rut or Mating Season. Lots of Bighorn Sheep Ram Rut fighting was witnessed this year and this is some of the Best Bighorn Ram Headbutt battles we have ever witnessed.

The Elk Rut

Wildlife on Video - The Elk Rut is just a couple months away. Elk Bulls are putting on a lot of weight right now as their testosterone increases and they have access to much more nutritious food. Bugles, Battles and Breeding will be taking over this Beautiful area as Bulls fight to claim or hold their territories' throne.

Largest Bull Meets His Match during the Elk Rut

Wildlife on Video - Elk Bull Fights are numerous during the Rut in Canada's Rockies, but this one was especially striking. Here is a close look at the Largest Elk Bull in this area.. first, a couple clips over the last month, before today's marathon fight with this younger rival. The younger rival has not been stressed near as much during the height of the rutting season, and clearly had the stamina to outlast one of this areas most dominant bulls today. The Bull that conceded defeat today has been the most dominant elk bull in this area now for years. This well known King has had to battle and run off rival bulls on almost a daily basis over the last month and a half, of which shows athleticism and genetics that are extremely rare. We suspect he decided it was more important to preserve his energy as very few cows remain in estrus. He did sustain some injuries here, but will likely be back to fight another day.

Huge Bull Moose Courting Cow During the Rut

Wildlife on Video - We were lucky to witness this huge bull courting a receptive cow during the Moose Rut. The active peak of rutting season for moose is generally the first two weeks of October. Farther North in the hemisphere is earlier as South is a bit later. Moose bulls may court cows for several days during their mating season. The largest and heaviest of the Deer family can often be seen in groups during this time, with both Bulls and Cows potentially competing for mates. Moose Bulls will chase off or even fight rivals for mating rights, while cows that occupy the same area may also chase each other away from a favorite bull moose. You can hear some vocalizations between the bull and cow along with seeing some very rare behavior in these gentle giants.

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