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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 .
In 1844 Richard Owen named another synonym of the Irish elk, including it within the newly named subgenus Megaceros, Cervus (Megaceros) hibernicus. This has been suggested to be derived from another junior synonym of the Irish elk described by J. Hart in 1825, Cervus megaceros. [8]
The extinct Irish elk (Megaloceros) ... is a parasitic nematode known to affect the spinal cord and brain tissue of elk and other species, leading to death. ...
The urgency to identify possible candidates has never been greater as the global population faces nearly 5 million deaths every year that are ... (Mylodon darwinii) and the giant Irish elk ...
Savage was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland on 2 July 1927 to an old family prominent in Ulster.He recalled a large rack of antlers of the extinct Irish elk mounted in the entrance hall of the family home, which colleague Michael Benton writes may have inspired Savage to pursue the study of fossil mammals. [3]
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He also obtained specimens for the Geneva museum, including a complete skeleton of an Irish elk from England. [2] In 1906, along with hotelier Robert Mäder (1847-1936) and forester Emil Bächler (1868-1950), he set about reintroducing Alpine Ibex, purchasing young ones from poachers who got them from Aosta Valley for 800 Swiss Francs an animal.
3. The Irish Elk. The Irish elk (also known as Megaloceros) was hunted to extinction by early man. This episode describes how overhunting and climate change killed this wonderful creature. 4. The Great Auk. This episode discusses the tragedy of the great auk, a puffin-like seabird killed by Europeans.