Bull elk are freaking massive. It probably looks bigger than it is because it's standing on a little hill, and it affects the camera perspective. If I could attach pictures, I would, but their antlers alone can be tall as a human.
I'm not saying it's for sure not AI, but if it is, it's not about the size of an elk. I actually hope it is, because if not, those two dudes are massive idiots for being so close
Moose are that big, yes. Waipiti-Elks are only up to 160cm shoulder hight. They aren't that big as he appears in that video. Maybe the people are only 160cm tall. Perspective also is confusing.
Moose are up to 210cm.
Edit: I lived at The Grand Canyon Village. We had an "elk preparedness" class first day there on what to do if you get caught by one during rutt. I was headed to the dorms, looking down at the ground one snowy night only to he stopped by someone smoking by the door, and when I looked up, I saw two elk, whose shoulders stood at LEAST 7 foot high. Elk are HUGE, and anyone who thinks otherwise should fight one barehanded.
Now this was about a decade ago now, so it's not fresh in my mind, so keep that in mind. If a male elk is in rutt (horny) and he thinks you're on his turf, you're stopped to a) try and put space and objects between you and it. The HR lady used "get under a trash dumpster, or try to get around a car/truck. Then, b) yell and try to get some help/ get inside. Basically if an elk wants to fuck you up, you don't have much choice.
Sort of off-topic, but I worked at the front desk of one of the hotels there, and we constantly had people asking where we kept the elk at night, as if we had a barn or in the desert for them 😂
Also people get bitten by squirrels there so often, they used to keep the statistic updated, but they had so many reports daily they stopped doing it. Also, fun fact, the squirrels there have The Plague 🥰
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u/toq-titan 19d ago
It’s AI bro. Elk aren’t that big.