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What animals ate the Irish elk?
Irish elk were likely preyed on by the same animals that prey on most deer and elk today: wolves, bears, cougars, lions, tigers, etc.
Were Irish elk predators?
No. The Irish Elk (which is extinct, by the way), were herbivores, just like today's deer and deer-related species are. The Irish Elk were prey animals, hunted down by lions, wolves and sometimes bears.
Do deer live with elk?
No. Deer live separately from elk, even if they're grazing in the same area, they're still not a part of the herd of elk.
Is an irish deer a herbivore?
Irish Elks lived in grassland bordering on woods and forests. The Irish Elk ate a mixture of seasonal grasses, herbs and leaves. In the winter Irish Elk may have had to "make do" or survive on tree twigs and bark.
Are elk and antelope the same animal?
No, an elk is a deer, or a cousin to deer like White-tail, Mule-deer, Keystone, Black-tailed, etc. Antelope are distant cousins to the deer family.
Is elk and deer the same thing?
No they are different animals.
How big were Irish elk antlers?
The antlers of the Irish elk were absolutely amazingly huge, much wider spanning and longer than any species of deer or member of the deer family existing today. On average, a bull Irish elk's antlers were found to have a span that was at least 10 to 12 feet in length, or the span of two men laying end-to-end to each other.
How are deer and a elk the same?
the only thing similar about deer and moose are they both have antelors
How much did the Irish elk weigh?
Irish elk are matched to weigh about the same as today's moose. This means that the Irish elk (excluding the ~88 lb antlers) likely weighed around 1400 to 1600 lbs.
What is the great black deer in Irish folklore?
The Irish name for a great black deer, probably the Mcgaceros Hiber nicus, or Irish elk, now extinct. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Can deer and elk make baby deer and elk mix?
No.
What kind of deers are extinct?
megaloceros aka the Irish elk Candiacervus Libralces and Stag-moose are extinct deer
