Zoo Officials Notice Elk Acting Weird. Then They Realize What He’s Really Doing…

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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!