Officials at The Pocatello Zoo in Idaho were confused when they saw this elk acting weird and fussing around with something in its shallow depths. They noticed the big fella, who goes by the name Shooter, and wondered what was up.
The elk kept dipping his head into the water…
…taking way longer than he usually did to grab a gulp of water.
Then even odder: he began pawing at it with his hooves.
He kept his unusual prodding for about 15 minutes.
Then he used his antlers to help and pulled something small and fuzzy out of the water.
Closer inspection showed it was a marmot, another resident of the zoo.
They weren’t sure exactly what Shooter was going to do at this point
But he simply laid the little guy down to safely recuperate!
Shooter the Elk is an actual hero! And that is one happy little critter who will probably steer clear of water for awhile. Check out this bonus video of Dr. Fox discussing the heroic elk:
Caught on camera – Elk saves drowning marmot
A camera captures an elk saving a drowning marmot from an Idaho zoo’s water tank.
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