Elk

• The Irish Elk (Megaloceros giganteus) is an extinct deer that lived in Eurasia during the Pliocene, Pleistocene, and Holocene epochs. It is famous for its formidable size (about two meters or 6½' at the shoulders), and in particular for having the largest antlers of any known cervid (a maximum of 4 metres or 13 feet from tip to tip). Large numbers of skeleton have been found in Irish bogs. A significant collection of Irish Elk skeletons can be found at the Natural History Museum in Dublin. (Cf. other species of hoofed ruminants: Pricket, Eland, Dik Dik, Hind).