Did you know that elk shed their antlers every spring? 🫎 This painless process happens every year so that bull elk can grow new, bigger and stronger antlers to duke it out with other males during the fall mating season. After the old antlers naturally fall off, new ones begin growing right away, covered in soft “velvet.” #WildlifeWednesday #Elk #Spring #WildlifePhotography #Nature #Yellowstone #YellowstoneNationalPark 📷: NationalParkService / Neal Herbert Images: Bull elk growing new antlers with velvet in YellowstoneNPS