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Cervus canadensis (species)


Identification code: 300310514



Alternative term/s

  • American elk
  • elk
  • elks
  • wapiti

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Scope note:

Members of a species of deer that are among the largest in the world, found in North America and closely related to the red deer of Eurasia (formerly considered the same species). The shoulders and neck are covered with long, shaggy, dark brown hair; the male has large antlers, which usually bear five tines and tower about 4 feet above his head.

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