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29 Νοε 2020 · Megaloceros giganteus, otherwise known as the Irish elk or giant deer, can genuinely be regarded as a game-changing species for the study of extinct life.
18 Δεκ 2022 · A dramatic, previously-unpublished portrait of an adult male Irish elk aka the giant deer Megaloceros giganteus (© Wayne Patton) They say that good things come in pairs, so after the very favourable response recently received by my first ShukerNature Picture of the Day posted by me for quite some time (click here to access it), without further ...
27 Ιαν 2021 · Although nobody alive today has been lucky enough to see the Irish elk in all its glory, thanks to a number of well-preserved skeletons and fossils, we have a pretty accurate idea of what they would have looked like in their prime.
The Irish elk (Megaloceros giganteus), [1][2] also called the giant deer or Irish deer, is an extinct species of deer in the genus Megaloceros and is one of the largest deer that ever lived. Its range extended across Eurasia during the Pleistocene, from Ireland (where it is known from abundant remains found in bogs) to Lake Baikal in Siberia.
Once more commonly known as the Irish elk, the giant deer (Megaloceros giganteus), with its huge antlers, would have been an impressive sight. Find out facts about this prehistoric deer, including how big it was, where it lived, what it ate and when it went extinct.
The Irish elk, or more properly deer, was the single largest species of deer which has ever existed. They were slightly larger than the modern moose, but their spread of antlers was vast - up to four meters or thirteen feet across in some specimens!
Join Nigel Monaghan, recently retired Keeper, National Museum of Ireland - Natural History, for a short online talk about the ‘Irish Elk’ or ‘giant deer’ Megaloceros Ireland’s most famous extinct animal.
