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    A woman looks at an elk standing on a lawn at a residential area in eastern Moscow, May 16. An elk family of bull, cow and calf wandered into a residential area in the eastern part of the Russian capital, close to Losiny Ostrov (Elk Island) National Park, Russian media reported.

    Hello, neighbor! Family of elks moves into Moscow

    By Phaedra Singelis, NBC News

    Apparently the elk that live in nearby Losiny Ostrov National Park have been roaming beyond the park's borders and coming into close contact with Moscow residents. It looks like this woman had a very close encounter with one of them.

    [note: if you live in North America, you likely know the Eurasian elk as a moose].