Elk Flings a Rabbit Around by the Foot

Occurred on May 4, 2021 / Payson, Arizona, USA

Info from Licensor: "Our cat, Essie, was at the window intently watching something. I went to the window and saw the elk. We see elk daily so that didn’t surprise me. What did surprise me was that it was pawing the manzanita bush. I didn’t know if it was trying to knock the berries off to eat them or what. I decided to get a closer look. When I went outside to check it out- she had gotten the rabbit out of the bush and was swinging it around. She managed to snap the foot off. I watch as she inhaled deeply - almost as if she were entranced by the smell of the rabbit. She ate the rabbit's foot and then left the rest of the rabbit there."