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Definition: elk from Philip's Encyclopedia

Name of two different species of deer: the European elk (Alces alces), known in North America as the moose; and the American elk, or wapiti. The elk, found in N Eurasia, is the largest of all deer. Height at the shoulder: to 1.9m (6ft); weight: 820kg (1800lb). Family Cervidae.


wapiti

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(wŏp'ĭtē), large North American deer, Cervus canadensis , closely related to the Old World red deer. It is commonly called elk in America although the name elk is used in Europe to refer to the moose . The wapiti is grayish brown, with a chestnut mane and yellowish rump patch and short tail. It is the largest of the deer family besides the moose; the male stands up to 5 ft (150 cm) at the shoulder and weighs up to 1,000 lb (450 kg). The male has antlers with 5 or more points on each branch and up to a 5-ft (150-cm) spread. Once abundant throughout temperate North America, the wapiti was slaughtered for food, leather, and sport and for its canine teeth (used as charms). It was completely exterminated in the E United States and reduced in numbers elsewhere, but since the early 1900s small populations have been introduced in the East. Several varieties now exist, mostly under protection in national parks and wildlife refuges. Two of these are the Rocky Mountain elk, found from N Mexico to…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(wŏp'ĭtē), large North American deer, Cervus canadensis , closely related to the Old World red deer. It is commonly called elk in America although the name elk is used in Europe to refer to the moose . The wapiti is grayish brown, with a chestnut mane and yellowish rump patch and short tail. It is…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Male wapiti (Cervus canadensis). Credit:Alan Carey
Species ( Cervus canadensis ) of North American deer , often considered the same species as the red deer . Once common, the wapiti is now confined to the Rocky Mountains and southern Canada. It is the second-largest living deer species (the moose is first). Males may stand taller than 5 ft (1.5 m) …
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