Elk (Wapiti)

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animals of North America. It is powerful and strong. At one time it was found all across North America, but by the late 1800s it was wiped out in the eastern United States. Today it is protected, and the western mountains provide range and refuge for it.</div> <div>   The Shawnee Indians named this animal Wapiti, which is probably a more appropriate name. White settlers gave it the name elk, calling it after a European relative, which actually resembled the moose.</div> <div>   The elk is an animal of great strength, power and stamina. It can run at a fast pace for great periods of time. One of its best defenses is to outrun its predators. Elk can sustain a strong pace for great lengths of time.</div> <div>   If an elk has come into your life it can mean that you are about to hit your stride. Elk may also have shown up to teach you how to pace yourself more effectively. An elk takes four to five years to reach maturity. If you have started new projects or tasks recently, you may need to give them four to five years to see them reach the peak of success.</div> <div>   An elk is in its power time during the fall. This is the rutting season. Except during the season of rut, elk stays with their own gender - males with males, females with females. Sometimes elk will show up as a totem to remind that we need to have the company of the other opposite sex for balance. </div> <div>   The neck of the male swells during the rutting season and its bugle call sounds throughout the area. It is a way of declaring territory and affirming the relationship with the females of the species. The neck is a bridge area, a point of crossing over. We all need the company of the opposite gender. It does not have to be a sexual relationship but simply spending time with them helps in balancing and bridging our own energies to higher levels.</div> <div>   Few elk are ever loners or solitary. They congregate and live in herds, staying with mostly their own gender. If elk has shown up, it may reflect a need for companionship or group support in some fashion.</div> <div>   Herds of elk usually have watch-outs. These elk will sound alarms through long whistles (bugling) and through raising and revealing a large rump patch. There is always a group interaction occurring.</div> <div>   Elk even make use of babysitters. One or two will take charge of the young, while the others wander for food. If threatened, they will defend the young with sharp hoofs. It is the young that are the most vulnerable, and both the elk and the moose are extremely protective. Parents with elk totems can be very protective and fierce in defense of their young. The most common predators are grizzly and the mountain lion, although coyotes will often group hunt. As long as it is a healthy adult, the elk can usually outrun its predators. This is not so with the young and the sick, but this is how the herd stays strong. A study of the elk's predators will provide further insight into the kind of energies likely to be manifesting within your life.</div> <div>   Elk eat mostly grasses and vegetation. They do not migrate much. Their fur is thick and heavy and they can withstand extreme cold. If the weather is really bad, with very heavy snows, they may spend the winter in the foothills where vegetation is more accessible.</div> <div>   Anyone working with elk medicine would do well to hold to a predominantly vegetarian diet. The energy levels will be stronger, the stress levels will be lessened and stamina will increase. If you find yourself becoming sluggish, call upon elk medicine. Adjust your diet, and in just two to three days you will notice a considerable difference in your overall energy levels.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="4572cc90.gif" border=0 width="300" height="201" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="456a5fa0.jpg" border=0 width="165" height="250" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="4522ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> </tr></table></body>