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'What the Elk?' Large Herd Stops Traffic in Colorado

Drivers in Estes Park, Colorado, were stopped in their tracks on December 2 when a large herd of elk rushed across a roadway.

Video by Steven Shank shows the deer displaying fine herd behavior, as they swiftly gather and run as one across the junction.

Shank told Storyful that he was driving home when the herd came stampeding across the road. “Some of them ran five feet in front of our car,” he said.

The local elk are a popular tourist attraction in Estes Park, according to visitestespark.com, with the town holding an Elk Fest each fall to coincide with the animals’ annual rut. Credit: Steven Shank via Storyful

Video transcript

- Oh, wow. This one's like, what are you guys doing? Where are you going? Look, he didn't even go the route. Now he's like OK, I'll come back here with you. Wow, wonder what that was? Here comes a little one. Look, back there. They don't know whether to come in-- I mean, they all look scared.

- See, that's how many we saw like the other day. Did the two behind us already disappear?

- No, they're still back there.

- Oh, wow. This one's like, what are you guys doing? Where are you going? Look, you didn't even go that route. And now he's like OK, I'll come back here with you. Wow, wonder what that was? Here comes a little one look back there. They don't know whether to-- I mean, they all look scared.

- See that's how many we saw like the other day. OK, the two behind us already disappear? Nope, they're still back there.

- Oh, wow. This one's like, what are you guys doing? Where are you going? Look, he didn't even go that route and now he's like OK, I'll come back here with you. Wow, wonder what that was. Here comes a little one. Look, back there like-- they don't know whether-- I mean, they all look scared.

See, that's how many we saw like the other day, just-- Two behind us already disappear? Nope, they're still back there.