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most common is elk BUT elks is acceptable according to http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elk
There are also some animal names that form the plural the same as the singular or use the s or es form:
  • antelope - antelope or antelopes
  • cod - cod or cods
  • elk - elk or elks
  • fish - fish or fishes
  • flounder - flounder or flounders
  • grouse - grouse or grouses
  • herring - herring or herrings
  • quail - quail or quails
  • reindeer - reindeer or reindeers
  • salmon - salmon or salmons
  • shrimp - shrimp or shrimps
  • trout - trout or trouts
http://www.mcwdn.org/grammar/irregular.html
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