Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Irish elk (Megaloceros giganteus), [1] [2] also called the giant deer or Irish deer, is an extinct species of deer in the genus Megaloceros and is one of the largest deer that ever lived. Its range extended across Eurasia during the Pleistocene , from Ireland (where it is known from abundant remains found in bogs) to Lake Baikal in Siberia .
The Siberian and North American elk carry the largest antlers while the Altai wapiti has the smallest. [14] Roosevelt bull antlers can weigh 18 kg (40 lb). [28] The formation and retention of antlers are testosterone-driven. [29] In late winter and early spring, the testosterone level drops, which causes the antlers to shed. [30] Rocky Mountain elk
The Roosevelt elk (Cervus canadensis roosevelti), also known commonly as the Olympic elk and Roosevelt's wapiti, is the largest of the four surviving subspecies of elk (Cervus canadensis) in North America by body mass. [2] Mature bulls weigh from 700 to 1,200 lb (320 to 540 kg). with very rare large bulls weighing more. [3]
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!
The elk have antlers which are shed each year- the Boy Scouts of America have been collecting the antlers under permit since 1968 [2] and selling them at auction, under agreement that 75% of the proceeds are returned to the refuge, where they are used for irrigation of the grasses to maintain maximum natural food supply. Ten to eleven thousand ...
The lowermost prongs near the base were palmate. Has been suggested to comprise the separate genus Praedama. It is suggested to have been a mixed feeder or grazer. [17] M. matritensis [14] Mid-Pleistocene species, lived around 400-300,000 years ago near present-day Madrid, Spain, being contemporary with M. giganteus. The species had enlarged ...
A giant anaconda species captured recently in the Amazon of Ecuador by a team of scientists is the largest to ever be documented, USA TODAY previously reported, and now, there are images showing ...