Artwork Discriptions And Bio
Wolves Nature Song
Description:
There were no wolves in Yellowstone in 1994. The wolves that were reintroduced in 1995 and 1996 thrived and there are now over 300 of their descendants living in the Greater Yellowstone Area. Recent studies have shown that wolves are quite intelligent and have strong family ties and complex social relationships. The real wolf facts about why wolves howl are, Saying hello - Wolves howl to greet fellow pack members, Communicate location - Howling is the most effective way for a member of the pack to call another to its location. Mark territory - Howls give warning to other wolves about a pack's territory boundaries. Call together - If a kill has been made, the best way to bring the pack together is to howl. Perhaps more interesting, researchers have now found that wolves howled more frequently to members of their pack with whom they spent more time. In other words, the strength of the relationship between wolves predicted how many times a wolf howled. There is one member of the pack who will tend to howl more boldly: the alpha male. The alpha male is the dominant male of the pack, and father of the pups. He is most likely to howl to, and even approach, a stranger often with confrontation on his mind. One sign of this aggressiveness can be heard in his voice; his howls become lower-pitched and coarser in tone as he approaches a stranger. Lowering the pitch of a vocalization is a nearly universal sign of increasing aggressiveness in mammals, and in wolves it can sound quite impressive. Wolves are excellent hunters and have been found to be living in more places in the world than any other mammal except humans. Wolves have killed 2 people in very recent years. Since recorded history here in North America in 10,000 years many attacks have happen but fatal deaths is extremely rare.Wolves have two layers of fur, an undercoat and a top coat, which allow them to survive in temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees Celsius! In warmer weather they flatten their fur to keep cool. Wolves have sweat glands in between their paws. Wolves in the wild have short life spans. The average is 6 to 8 years.
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Elk In Yellowstone
Description:
Winter is the rest and restore time for the bulls of Yellowstone. They are recouperating from the vigroius fall rut. Keeping their antler through the winter. The largest horns will fall off first in March. The North American Elk (Cervus elaphus) is also called the Wapiti. Each spring, male deer and elk begin growing antlers from bony bumps on their skulls called pedicles.
Increasing daylight elevates the level of the hormone testosterone in the animal's blood, which
triggers the growth of antlers. Antlers begin as layer upon layer of cartilage that slowly mineralizes
into bone. They are light and easily damaged until they completely mineralize in late summer.
A soft covering called velvet helps protect the antlers and carries blood to the growing bone tissue.
If you look closely at a deer or elk antler, you'll see grooves and ridges on it. These mark the paths of veins that carried blood throughout the growing antlers. The blood stops flowing to the antlers in August, the antlers finish hardening, and the velvet falls off or is rubbed off. The hardened antlers are composed of calcium, phosphorous and as much as 50 percent water.
An antler grows faster than any other kind of bone. It can grow up to 1 inch (2.5 cm) a day during the summer. Biologists are studying antlers in the hopes of learning the secrets of rampant cell growth,secrets that may unlock cures to various forms of cancer. In the second year, a bull elk usually grows slim, unbranched antlers called spikes that are 10-20 inches(25-50 cm) long. By the third year, antlers begin developing tines that branch from the main beam.
By the seventh summer, a bull's antlers may have six tines each, weigh as much as 40 pounds (18 kg),and grow to a length and spread of more than four feet (1.2 m). Why would an animal need to carry around a rack of antlers that weighs so much? A large rack identifies a bull that is successful in finding food, lots of food.
A bull must consume huge amounts of nutrients too.
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About Robert
Welcome,
I'm Robert Weiman from Mountain Peaks Gallery. First of all I would like to personally Thank You for viewing my images.
I appreciate that, knowing someone has enjoyed my photography and will remember it for a long time makes me feel satisfied.
I grew up loving the outdoors and animals which has led to photography to share my visions. My eyes are like a camera shutter anymore.
I strive to get a creative envisions in my mind before-hand and lots of planning. In the end a very unique photograph that will
look stunning is what I like.
I grew up somewhere with wolves in the backwoods of Wisconsin (LOL). I've always been fascinated with animals. Then came the artist
creativity rearing its head along the way, Art class in school was my favorite, I enjoyed it a lot.
Life's journey landed me in Montana with my wonderful wife. Frequently going to Yellowstone National Park with all of this
nature at its finest moments readily available to me! After timeless travels to Yellowstone you know in general where you should
find the animals and off the beaten paths. (Not to mention poor me being stuck in between the Tetons and Glacier National Park).
One day telling a friend about it, he suggested purchasing at camera to capture it. That leads me up to this point.
Not wanting to leave the house without a camera in hand. After spending a lot of time in the outdoors scouting and patiently
waiting for the brief 1/500th of a second to happen.
A favorite new (relatively speaking) photo outing is spending days on end in Montana and Wyoming (sleeping in the middle of
nowhere in the back of our pickup topper) looking for beautiful wild horses. Most people don’t think of horses as wildlife,
but there are wild herds still today in our region.
I quote like they say, 'Life is like a camera... Focus on what's important capture the good times, develop from the negatives,
and if things don't work out, take another shot'.
Believe me, it takes a lot of clicking that shutter button before the Magic happens.
Thanks for your time.
I truly Welcome you to become one of many people that when someone looks at your Pictures and says, Where did you get THAT ?!?!
Notice when ordered the fine art america watermark in the bottom left hand corner will not be on the Photography.All images are copyrighted © Robert Weiman - Mountain Peaks Gallery. All Rights Reserved. Copying and/or distributing these images without my permission is strictly prohibited. Any unauthorized usage will be prosecuted to the full extent of U.S. Copyright Law.
Description:
There were no wolves in Yellowstone in 1994. The wolves that were reintroduced in 1995 and 1996 thrived and there are now over 300 of their descendants living in the Greater Yellowstone Area. Recent studies have shown that wolves are quite intelligent and have strong family ties and complex social relationships. The real wolf facts about why wolves howl are, Saying hello - Wolves howl to greet fellow pack members, Communicate location - Howling is the most effective way for a member of the pack to call another to its location. Mark territory - Howls give warning to other wolves about a pack's territory boundaries. Call together - If a kill has been made, the best way to bring the pack together is to howl. Perhaps more interesting, researchers have now found that wolves howled more frequently to members of their pack with whom they spent more time. In other words, the strength of the relationship between wolves predicted how many times a wolf howled. There is one member of the pack who will tend to howl more boldly: the alpha male. The alpha male is the dominant male of the pack, and father of the pups. He is most likely to howl to, and even approach, a stranger often with confrontation on his mind. One sign of this aggressiveness can be heard in his voice; his howls become lower-pitched and coarser in tone as he approaches a stranger. Lowering the pitch of a vocalization is a nearly universal sign of increasing aggressiveness in mammals, and in wolves it can sound quite impressive. Wolves are excellent hunters and have been found to be living in more places in the world than any other mammal except humans. Wolves have killed 2 people in very recent years. Since recorded history here in North America in 10,000 years many attacks have happen but fatal deaths is extremely rare.Wolves have two layers of fur, an undercoat and a top coat, which allow them to survive in temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees Celsius! In warmer weather they flatten their fur to keep cool. Wolves have sweat glands in between their paws. Wolves in the wild have short life spans. The average is 6 to 8 years.
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Elk In Yellowstone
Description:
Winter is the rest and restore time for the bulls of Yellowstone. They are recouperating from the vigroius fall rut. Keeping their antler through the winter. The largest horns will fall off first in March. The North American Elk (Cervus elaphus) is also called the Wapiti. Each spring, male deer and elk begin growing antlers from bony bumps on their skulls called pedicles.
Increasing daylight elevates the level of the hormone testosterone in the animal's blood, which
triggers the growth of antlers. Antlers begin as layer upon layer of cartilage that slowly mineralizes
into bone. They are light and easily damaged until they completely mineralize in late summer.
A soft covering called velvet helps protect the antlers and carries blood to the growing bone tissue.
If you look closely at a deer or elk antler, you'll see grooves and ridges on it. These mark the paths of veins that carried blood throughout the growing antlers. The blood stops flowing to the antlers in August, the antlers finish hardening, and the velvet falls off or is rubbed off. The hardened antlers are composed of calcium, phosphorous and as much as 50 percent water.
An antler grows faster than any other kind of bone. It can grow up to 1 inch (2.5 cm) a day during the summer. Biologists are studying antlers in the hopes of learning the secrets of rampant cell growth,secrets that may unlock cures to various forms of cancer. In the second year, a bull elk usually grows slim, unbranched antlers called spikes that are 10-20 inches(25-50 cm) long. By the third year, antlers begin developing tines that branch from the main beam.
By the seventh summer, a bull's antlers may have six tines each, weigh as much as 40 pounds (18 kg),and grow to a length and spread of more than four feet (1.2 m). Why would an animal need to carry around a rack of antlers that weighs so much? A large rack identifies a bull that is successful in finding food, lots of food.
A bull must consume huge amounts of nutrients too.
_________
About Robert
Welcome,
I'm Robert Weiman from Mountain Peaks Gallery. First of all I would like to personally Thank You for viewing my images.
I appreciate that, knowing someone has enjoyed my photography and will remember it for a long time makes me feel satisfied.
I grew up loving the outdoors and animals which has led to photography to share my visions. My eyes are like a camera shutter anymore.
I strive to get a creative envisions in my mind before-hand and lots of planning. In the end a very unique photograph that will
look stunning is what I like.
I grew up somewhere with wolves in the backwoods of Wisconsin (LOL). I've always been fascinated with animals. Then came the artist
creativity rearing its head along the way, Art class in school was my favorite, I enjoyed it a lot.
Life's journey landed me in Montana with my wonderful wife. Frequently going to Yellowstone National Park with all of this
nature at its finest moments readily available to me! After timeless travels to Yellowstone you know in general where you should
find the animals and off the beaten paths. (Not to mention poor me being stuck in between the Tetons and Glacier National Park).
One day telling a friend about it, he suggested purchasing at camera to capture it. That leads me up to this point.
Not wanting to leave the house without a camera in hand. After spending a lot of time in the outdoors scouting and patiently
waiting for the brief 1/500th of a second to happen.
A favorite new (relatively speaking) photo outing is spending days on end in Montana and Wyoming (sleeping in the middle of
nowhere in the back of our pickup topper) looking for beautiful wild horses. Most people don’t think of horses as wildlife,
but there are wild herds still today in our region.
I quote like they say, 'Life is like a camera... Focus on what's important capture the good times, develop from the negatives,
and if things don't work out, take another shot'.
Believe me, it takes a lot of clicking that shutter button before the Magic happens.
Thanks for your time.
I truly Welcome you to become one of many people that when someone looks at your Pictures and says, Where did you get THAT ?!?!
Notice when ordered the fine art america watermark in the bottom left hand corner will not be on the Photography.All images are copyrighted © Robert Weiman - Mountain Peaks Gallery. All Rights Reserved. Copying and/or distributing these images without my permission is strictly prohibited. Any unauthorized usage will be prosecuted to the full extent of U.S. Copyright Law.
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