Monday, March 4, 2019

What Is It Wednesday archive: March 21, 2018




Can you identify what's in this photo?


Each Wednesday morning 
on Camp Lutherlyn's Facebook page
 the Lutherlyn Environmental Education Program posts a photo. 


Readers have all morning and afternoon 
to make their best guess about what the photo is. 

Around 6 pm LEEP provides the answer and a brief explanation.


Each week's What is it Wednesday post 
will also be posted on the Nature of Lutherlyn blog, 
 after it is posted on Facebook,
sometimes with additional bonus information. 

In addition to bringing you current editions of What is it Wednesday 
on the Nature of Lutherlyn blog, 
we will be reposting old editions,
creating a What is it Wednesday archive. 

This photo was posted as a What is it Wednesday on. 



And the answer is....


This is a close-up view of the elk in LEEP’s Discovery Room, focusing on the base of the antler. 


This elk (aka wapiti) is one of the newest and most popular additions to the Discovery Room. 



Astonishingly, male elk grow a new set of antlers each year – imagine growing that much new bone every year! 

This elk was part of the Pennsylvania herd of elk in Cameron County, and was taken during a limited hunt in 2006. 

Next time you’re visiting Lutherlyn, stop in at the Nature Center and get a close-up look at the wapiti and other animals in the Discovery Room! 


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