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Elk (Wapiti)
Also known as Wapiti, elk are the second-largest species of cervids in North America next to the moose. These hooved ruminant mammals are part of the montane regions of well-known national parks such as Yellowstone, and Banff National Park in Canada. Questions and answers about elk can be asked and answered here.
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Elk. Just like with the words moose and deer, the plural for elk remains as elk. It is considered improper English to add the "s" at the end of this particular noun.
Old age, disease, and man. Sometimes lions will take down a defenseless baby elephant that gets separated from its mother. That's a rather foolish undertaking, though, because elephants have been known to hunt the lions down and destroy them later.
Nevertheless, man is the number one threat to elephants.
What are some of the elk's abiotic needs?
Air to breath, water to drink, soil for plants to grow on, so it has food, and sunlight to see and for plants to make food from.
What does a deer or an elk eat?
cheese and soda
they do not eat cheese and soda smart one
What the heck deer and elk dont eat cheese and soda dummy!!!!
Deer and elk eat shrubs, mosses, ect. Theyre herbivores!!! they only eat plants... not animals!!!!..... or cheese and soda!!!!
Elk, are also called wapiti. They are the largest species of deer, primarily found in North America and East Asia. It is a herbivore eating grass, shrubs, leaves and tree bark.More on the elk below.
Bionomial Name: Cervus candensis
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Suborder: Ruminantia
Family: Cervidae
Subfamily: Cervinae
Genus: Cervus
Species: C. Canadensis
Size: Height at the shoulder, 1.2-1.5m
Weight: 325-1,100 lbs
Life Span: 10-13 years in the wild; 20 years or more in captivity
Diet: Herbivore
Call: Bugling
Habitat: Rocks, caves, bushes and almost anywhere in Australia
Mating: August - early winter
Gestation Period: 240-262 days
Number of Offspring: One
No! They only live and migrate during the day but during the night they sleep.
Elk are brown around the neck and head and yellowish-brown on the rest of their bodies. Their rumps are beige to white.
In 2009, there were 725 elk in PA. This is an approximated count, and a very very small population when compared to other states which are known for their elk populations.
292,000 in Colorado, 150,000 in Montana, 120,000 in Oregon, 115,000 in Idaho, and 95,000 in Wyoming. A complete list can be seen at the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundations Website. Copy and paste the following address into your browser if you wish to view it. http://www.rmef.org/NR/rdonlyres/3868038F-03B5-44E3-9772-092A0342E0E2/0/ElkChart.jpg
Yes, they'll kill their own or scavange a wolf-killed carcass.
Is a Marlin 30-30 big enough for elk?
The .30-30 will kill an elk inside 100 yards with a well placed shot. The .30-30 has been used to take every single big game animal on the North American continent at one point in time or another. The .30-30 has been and is still taking big game everywhere in North America since 1894.
How do you tell the age of an elk?
You can tell how old a deer is by the buck/does teeth. The size of the rack isn't a good measurement because i shot a 7 pointer that was aged to be 3 years old. The most effective would deffinetly be to age the teeth.
What are the structural adaptations of a Elk?
A structural Adaptation of an elk is what part of the elk helps the elk(a larger type of a deer) live in it's enviornment(habitat) A structural Adaptation of an elk is what part of the elk helps the elk(a larger type of a deer) live in it's enviornment(habitat)
The rut typically begins in early September and runs into the first week of October or later, when rifle hunts begin in a few states. Elk Behavior: The early stages of the rut can be a wild time in the woods. Bulls are crazed, thinking only about breeding cows.
Yes, not many though. Some are in the wild and others are on ranches.
If they found an already dead one - sure.
But they wouldn't be able to kill one on their own.
Although they may be found in certain zoos, elk are not native to England and will not be found in the wild.
Elk died out in Britain around 2,500BC. However, since 2012 at Woodentop farm, near West Coker Elks are being reared in addition in Alladale Scotland attempts to bring Elks back to the wild in their nature reserve are underway
How do you prevent the elk cloner virus?
The program with a personality
It will get on all your disks
It will infiltrate your chips
Yes it's Cloner!
It will stick to you like glue
It will modify RAM too
Send in the Cloner!
