The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center is located about 50 minutes south of Anchorage. They have a great collection of local animals. Most of the animals arrived here because they were orphaned at a young age or were wounded.
Is there anything cuter than a baby??? These are elk.
Wow! I love antlers. Especially furry ones. These are so cool and soooo close.
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Elk Van Gogh?
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Bookends...
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What will these grow up to be??? They look like baby horses without tails.
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Here is the teenage brother.
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Now this is Alaska! Moose wandering around with mountains in the background! Those are some really long legs! Good for deep snow.
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You are a beauty.....
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Thanks for showing off for me! Do you think he knows how I feel about antlers?
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Bet you know what this guy is??
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These are brown bears....they have longer claws than black bears and can be 10 feet tall and 1200-1600 lbs.
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Also known as Kodiak bears in Alaska.
White tail deer having a nap in the shade.
Musk ox only live in Alaska. Their under coat is called qiviut and is softer than cashmere.
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Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen....(aka caribou when in the wild)
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This was the cutest in a gaggle of about 20.....They were on the move.
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What's that waaaaaay up in the tree??
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It's the black bear. Maybe he's coming down.
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Nope. Just hanging around napping.
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