"The elk that you glimpse in the summer, those at the forest edge, are survivors of winter, only the strongest. You see one just before dusk that summer, standing at the perimeter of the meadow so it c..."
- Craig Childs
"Elk were mating now - The males were fighting, and they had to chase the females, which depleted the fat that both sexes had accumulated over the summer and thereby diminished their chances of survivi..."
- Tim Cahill
"Elk have not been seen in Switzerland for many a year. In the interests of scientific accuracy, please strike the idea of elk from your mind. If you must, think of ibexes instead, a fierce and agile t..."
- Maryrose Wood
"Maybe you should take some lessons from the forest crooner,' he suggests."
- Leslea Wahl