Screenshot of Laurie Ann Hanson’s Instagram video
A herd of elk crossed the road at the perfect spot in Colorado — right near one of those bright yellow elk crossing signs that alert drivers to watch for crossing wildlife.
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Wildlife photographer Laurie Ann Hanson captured the video and posted it to her Instagram Saturday, Feb. 25. It shows a herd of elk inching closer and closer to the road until one gets close enough and makes a break for it, inspiring the rest of the herd to follow closely behind.
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“Watch the herd of elk — only half of the herd scramble across this road in a Colorado suburb,” Hanson wrote in the caption.
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Hanson said she captured the video early in the morning between Highlands Ranch and Castle Pines, about 20 miles south of Denver.
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It caught the attention of Colorado Parks and Wildlife, and officials shared it on social media March 9 as a reminder to drivers to pay attention to road signs and to watch for wildlife on roadways.
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“When the elk crossing sign is VERY spot on,” officials said on Twitter.
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People in the comments seemed tickled by the herd crossing at the wildlife crossing sign.
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“Maybe they can read,” someone wrote.
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“How thoughtful of them to cross right by their sign!” another person wrote in the comments on Hanson’s Instagram video.
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