Asked by j

In the Yellowstone the animals seem always to behave as one wishes them to! It is always possible to see the sheep and deer and antelope, and also the great herds of elk, which are shyer than the smaller beasts. In April we found the elk weak after the short commons and hard living of winter.

What is the closest meaning of the underlined phrase as it used in the excerpt?
survival efforts
hunting season
long and cold season
trials and tribulations

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
"Trials and tribulations."

Explanation: "Short commons" means scarcity of food and "hard living of winter" refers to the difficult conditions animals endure, so the phrase describes hardships, not a specific season or hunting.