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Took a pic of this elk and noticed in binos appear to have had his nose broken at one time and did not heal
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Yes. Good pic. One finds Roman noses on near all of the critters that bump heads to impress the females.
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Yes. Good pic. One finds Roman noses on near all of the critters that bump heads to impress the females. Yes it looks like he may have been horned in his recent past.
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I can't really tell with that cow's ear appearing as part of his nose. Cheers NC
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better angle
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Yup! He's an old War Horse! Still a great pic!
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I think that might be a rhinocerus elk. The horn will appear soon. KC
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Might have been shot off. There is a certain risk wearing headgear like that.
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Reminds me on an elephant seal!
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The whole snout looks stubby
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That would make for a very unique Euro mount.
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Nope. It's a camelope. Sure looks like a camel to me
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2d pic - looks like he's breathing through his mouth. Very possible broken nose.
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