A video posted to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife's Twitter page shows an elk dancing in puddles on Colorado's Evergreen Golf Course, showing just how comfortable around humans the area's herd has become.

The dancing elk was videotaped by CPW's Jerry Neal and shows a cow elk dancing in the rain and having way too much fun in the puddles. The CPW video overlays music onto the video, so there is no telling whether the cow was singing along to "Singing in the Rain".

Enjoying all the rain? Because this elk sure is. #cowx #ColoradoOutdoors pic.twitter.com/wXAcChQVMi

— CO Parks & Wildlife (@COParksWildlife) May 23, 2017

The video was a hit on social media and understandably so. This cow elk danced through puddles and weaved in between rain drops the same way a human child would. Each and every one of us can remember a time in our childhoods when we would jump into a puddle without a care in the world and this video really does humanize the elk.  However, the clip also shows what can happen when elk figure out a spot where they can live free from hunting pressure. Colorado is known for a lot of things: 300 days of sunshine, serene vistas, winter sports, and yes, elk. The Centennial State is home to the world's largest elk herd, estimated to be more than 260,000. With an elk population that large, it is not uncommon to see these animals engage in all sorts of wacky and funny activities, especially during the spring and summer months. Every year, hunters from around the globe travel to Colorado for their chance at a trophy elk hunt. With Colorado's human and elk populations growing side by side, Colorado Parks and Wildlife issues unlimited bull elk tags in order to control and manage the species' population. If hunters don't cull the herd in the fall, then there will be insufficient resources to sustain the newborns in the spring and we wouldn't have cute videos like this. Not all property owners in Evergreen are happy about the elk population in the area. In recent years,  business owners have started trying to scare the elk off their property. Four years ago, the Hiwan Golf Club began implementing policies instructing golfers to use their golf cart to herd the elk off the course and even went so far as to use paintball guns on the animals. While the golf course was committed to removing the animals, many who live on the course enjoyed being able to see wildlife outside of their kitchen windows. For every crazed course employee pelting the elk with paintballs, there was a homeowner ready to put out a salt lick. At the time, a board member on the Hiwan Home Owner's Association admitted that the elk likely weren't going anywhere. “I can, however, understand if some of the homeowners who live on the golf course get irritated that they get chased away. It’s nice having them around.” Believe it or not, Colorado Parks and Wildlife actually recommends that golf courses shoo wild elk off of their grounds. “We do encourage people to try to haze animals a little bit so that they aren’t so comfortable around people,” explained Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokeswoman Jennifer Churchill. The reasoning for this is simple. As nice as it is to have videos of elk dancing in rain puddles just feet away from humans, that level of comfort around people is not healthy for the species and might leave the animals more vulnerable when hunting season comes around. The elk in the Evergreen area have figured out a way around that: they don't leave. Usually, the elk in Evergreen would be expected to migrate elsewhere during the rut (breeding season). With hunting season beginning around the same time, Elk usually have to retreat into the mountains where there is more cover, but without sufficient hunting pressure in the area and plenty of food resources, there is no reason for the elk to migrate elsewhere. The elk population in and around Evergreen has stabilized. The animals have become so comfortable that they even can be seen weaving in and out of traffic on the highway. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBBsa4DYH7s Ultimately, the area is at a standstill. Many business owners worry about the damage herds can cause to their grounds while others argue that the "elk tourism" dollars offset any damage the animals may cause. Colorado Parks and Wildlife is struggling to figure out a way to balance these two competing interests. A report released last year by CPW details the dilemma.