Elk Finds Water, Goes Crazy

[KAIDONELMER]

haha she was exciteded< she must really like water! haha out by stockton utah we have a llake that dissapears for a few years then it comes back for a few, well its back now and one of my grandpas buddies that lives out there got a vid of the whole heard of elk running and splashing through that lake, its not verry deep but it is just amzing

[tyr37off]

Its an elk calf by the way, not a full grown elk, just goes to show how all kinds of kids loves to play in the water!

[Spankydaham924]

what were the original intentions of this video.

[snickerstorino]

@Spankydaham924 my guess is it was a field camera set there by a hunter to scout for game.

[Raveyboo2]

i want whatever this guys on O.o

[Hachiroku96]

watah? yeee haaaw!! ..dat's what was thinkin'..

[Raidneyami6]

@davidwilliam: No. This type of behavior serves NO "neurological" purpose aside from the elk having fun. Why can't people accept from the myriad evidence that animals ACTUALLY DO have feelings and have fun? I just got done reading a book called Wesley the Owl and it, to me, was proof positive that animals have fun to have fun. Ex: Wesley would play in water, even immersing himself completely, when owls in the wild would NEVER do this. He would go crazy when he was not allowed to play in water.

[rel124c1]

I wish I could get that excited about ANYTHING.

[snelfiisk]

nice, cat i love rhinos i have never seen a dolphin of that size! holy i love cows

[tangledweb79]

Having fun there, little feller? :)

[Jenny2238]

was the big white thing on his butt his tail?

[freakpunk54]

no that was his face. poor fella, called him a butt face all through elk school :(

[vosiez]

Oh, JOY! :)

[MindFilterExperience]

The elk knew it was on camera so it decided to show off. hhahaha...but really I think this elk is still really young and playfull. Does anyone know where this was taken?

[4n1k8r]

he was tempting fate by prancing around where godzilla stepped. cocaine's a helluva drug.

[TylerxE]

People hunt these things?

[MrYoseef]

that ELK smoked a very very bad piece of weed

[c0wnbread]

Water! OH BOY OH BOY!!!

[Ryan2142]

It's PLAYING! YAY! XD

[justonefirefly1]

Thank god palin didn't see him - he would dead and her chilli with his head on the wall but millionaires have to eat. Yeh like they eat the meat they kill. The day the palins eat a wolf that they shot from their helecopter is the day I am inviting them over for dinner.

[DEAtookmybabyaway]

molnardian is a stupid piece of shit...

[TheXroadr]

I wonder are we even capable of that much joy? "I think I could turn and live with animals."

Walt Whitman

[BMW3ICS]

i think it found some of those good forest mushrooms!=D

[cylon318]

probably making sure that there is nothing in there, that will kill it.

[molnardian]

Would have been a great ending if a hunter shot her.

[bluelite28]

agreed. hahaha

[TheRPILAR]

HORRIVELLL!!!

[robotsongs]

Well now what are you gonna drink, stupid??!?!?

[climbinkid]

i'd eat it

[valve420]

Has the time of "her" life.

[roliasemina]

its having so much fun!

[tammytalking]

How this was captured...where did this video come from? Too bad there is no audio with it.

[sylvansinger]

My hunting friend said they do that to get bugs off of them.  They will roll around it the water, too.

[ridingisasport]

thats what I thought.

[lanysdsisal]

e otimo mto bom.

[pewterhatch]

Finds water after finding shrooms.

[davidwilliamson82]

thinkofwhy: It's true that various neurological problems can arise from lyme disease, but elk also like to play in puddles.

I have to be honest. The first thing i thought was that it was loopy, but it seems coordinated in general and healthy, so I'm gonna say that i think it was playing.

The reason they play is the same reason any animal plays: it calibrates that good ol' neurological system to better assist with life's challenges. You could also call it practice.

[SuperDp23]

very good i like

[Bergred]

The Elk is acting that way because it was forced to watch Oprah.

[tumadoireacht]

that is not an elk-- that is sarah palin in the next life

[poopoomonster]

oh man, i don't think i've ever seen an animal do something like that! (well, except for dogs...) so cute! he looks like he's having so much fun. :)

[thinkofwhy]

IT got bit by a tick, and most likely has lime disease, which would cause some kind of mental disorder.

[rosanela]

jejejeje..q chido

[jigglesnap]

OMG THAT'S SO CUTE I WANT TO SHOOT IT

[TheTolczyk]

I want to see the director's cut where it gets shot by a hunter.

[immeyouhe]

Fuck yeah.

0:23

FPS Doug comes out of a bush..

IT'S HEADSHOT TIME MOTHERFUCKER YEAH!!!

[yolo22]

a young one having fun in a big puddle!? animals and humans have much in common. :)

[NotTehSuck]

This video is incredible! You sort of wonder what's going through the elk's head, but at the same time you know exactly how it feels. Why do we play, anyways?

[Venckman]

Ever been a kid and had the irresistable urge to stomp in a mud puddle?  Well, that's exactly what's going through the elk's head. :)

[robertwc82]

@NotTehSuck why do we play?

playing is a part of education, we play to learn

[blueoctopede]

This was featured on Cute Overload today! Congrats! =)

[somethingtoC]

Beautiful!!!!!

[ZiTtIkWoLf]

cutest furry little basturd evar!