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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 ]
[10] [11] It was about the same mass and far taller than a modern bull American bison (Bison bison) and could have weighed about twice as much as the Irish elk (Megaloceros giganteus) but is much less well known to the general public, probably because the span of its antlers at 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) was smaller than that of the Irish elk. [7] [9 ...
A map shows distribution of chronic wasting disease among wild and captive animal populations in North America as of October 2023. On May 7, 2024, officials from the California Department of Fish ...
The Irish elk and the red deer both became extinct in Ireland about 10,500 years ago during the Nahanagan Stadial. The reindeer was extirpated from Ireland about 9,500 years ago. Many of their skeletal remains have been found well preserved in peat land. [3]
"The numbers we've been throwing around is 406 elk have died by the park service's own count in the last decade — 152 of those elk just last year," Gescheidt said. Megadrought Killing Protected ...
It was as large as the modern moose, with an elk-like head, long legs, and palmate antlers that were more complex and heavily branching than the moose. [3] Cervalces scotti reached 2.5 m (8.2 ft) in length and a weight of 708.5 kg (1,562 lb).
Irish elk – The largest deer to have ever lived, formerly inhabiting Eurasia from present day Ireland to present day Sibera during the Pleistocene. It became extinct 5-10 thousand years ago due to suspected overhunting. [91] [93] Cave lion – A species of Panthera endemic to Eurasia and Northwest North America during the Pleistocene. It is ...