This dash-cam footage shows an elk calf collapsing to the ground and 'playing dead' as a result of being startled by a passing car.<br /><br />Timothy, who captured this video on June 2 in Boise County, Idaho, can be heard repeatedly beeping his car's horn to scare the baby elk off the road and back towards its mother.<br /><br />The driver told Newsflare: "When I first saw the elk calf it caught me off guard because it blends into the background. My first reaction was to back up and see what it was.<br /><br />"I figured that I had spooked it into playing dead. Having seen this happen hundreds of times, I knew it wasn't going to get back up until its mom came back."<br /><br />Attempting to prompt the calf off the road, Timothy got out of his car and approached it.<br /><br />"My goal wasn't to pick it up it was simply to scare it enough that it overcame its playing dead instincts. Once I got my hands under it and gently lifted, I spooked her into getting up," said Timothy.
