Wild are wild.. Don't get close to them or let your kids too close to them. Just because they seem like they are nice does not mean they are going to stay that way. Luckily it sounds like the girl is going to be fine. Archive: https://archive.today/vn16p From the post: >>An 8-year-old girl was attacked by a cow elk while riding her bike in an Estes Park neighborhood Thursday afternoon, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials. The girl was riding her bike around 1 p.m. Thursday when a female elk approximately 60 yards away charged at her and stomped her multiple times, state officials said in a news release Friday. She was taken to a hospital for treatment and released later on Thursday.