{"id":20400,"date":"2024-11-25T06:21:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T11:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=20400"},"modified":"2024-11-25T06:21:01","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T11:21:01","slug":"yellowstone-marking-territory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=20400","title":{"rendered":"Yellowstone! Marking territory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"20399\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?attachment_id=20399\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dsc08565-1.jpg?fit=2000%2C1631&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1631\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-6700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1727804180&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dsc08565-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dsc08565-1.jpg?fit=300%2C245&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dsc08565-1.jpg?fit=904%2C737&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"904\" height=\"737\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dsc08565-1.jpg?resize=904%2C737&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-20399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dsc08565-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C835&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dsc08565-1.jpg?resize=300%2C245&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dsc08565-1.jpg?resize=768%2C626&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dsc08565-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C1253&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dsc08565-1.jpg?resize=904%2C737&amp;ssl=1 904w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dsc08565-1.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dsc08565-1.jpg?w=1808&amp;ssl=1 1808w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Pronghorn: Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park, October 2024 \u2014 Not a rutting behavior specifically, Pronghorn bucks are in the habit of attacking sagebrush plants with their horns\u2026vigorously. They are actually marking the plants with scent from scent glands at the base of the horns, letting other bucks know that they have claimed this territory. It must be pretty powerful scent to stand out over the sent of the brushed sage itself. Sony a6700 with Tamron 50-400 Di iii at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my bird and wildlife modifications. 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