English Language V Elk Language

[Trophyhill]

In the English language we have many words that have multiple meanings depending on the context. Does this hold true for elk as well?

[Heartwood]

Absolutely. I can think of a few elk sounds where the context in which the sound is made makes all the difference in what that sound means. To me a popping grunt and alarm bark sound basicly the same but have two drasticly different meanings. Some experts may be able to tell just by the sound itself but i go by what the elk is doing before and after making the sound to decide what the elk said and meant. Glunking, same idea. I know for me, the more i can see elk while they are talking the quicker i get a handle on what the different sounds mean in varying situations.