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cougar killed elk

Oregon Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) biologist Scott Findholdt checks a still warm, yearling rocky mountain elk calf (Cervus elaphus elaphus) where it was killed by a cougar. The cougar jumped on the animals back and then broke its neck. Wenaha cougar study area, Eastern Oregon.

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Oregon Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) biologist Scott Findholdt checks a still warm, yearling rocky mountain elk calf (Cervus elaphus elaphus) where it was killed by a cougar. The cougar jumped on the animals back and then broke its neck. Wenaha cougar study area, Eastern Oregon.