Video: Curious Elk Sniffs Photographer in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

While photographing elk at sunrise in the Cataloochee Valley of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a curious young bull approaches a photographer and sniffs his camera. The photographer hunkers down on the road and waits while the elk gently nudges him.

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Video: Curious Elk Sniffs Photographer in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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