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Artiodactyla Id code: amd144
Cervidae
Cervus elaphus
Linnaeus, 1758
(Eng) (Red deer) Barbary stag
(Fre) Cerf de Barbarie
Taxonomic notes
Only the subspecies C. e. barbarus is known to occur naturally in northern Africa, while C. e. elaphus and related subspecies (as well as Dama dama, not listed here) have been introduced (Wilson & Reeder, 1993).
IUCN threat category
Lower Risk, near threatened (LR: nt) as C. e. barbarus (Atlas red deer) in Algeria, Morocco (ex) and Tunisia.
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Outward Appearance: The coloration pattern of elk is dependent on maturational processes--mainly sexual maturation. How the development of the sexual glands affects hair quality and coloration in males and females is not well understood.
Both ends of the elk's body are accentuated heavily by contrasting colors. The head is dark brow ...
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Elk
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Elk Behavior and Habits
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Wapiti BehaviorCOMMUNICATION
FORAGING STRATEGIESContact Sounds and Alarm
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Foraging Strategies of BullsSparring
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ANTIPREDATOR STRATEGIES OF COWS AND CALVESThe Rut and Male Advertisement
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Elk; In the winter, herds of elk feed in mountains and valleys throughout parts of western North America.
Elk are both grazers and browsers. They can paw through snow 2 feet deep to find grass, their favorite food.
Palatability studies in northern Idaho revealed that the "key forage species" on the summer range are willow, maple, broom grass, rye grass and elks edge. Serviceberry, mountain ash and bitter cherry also were heavily eaten species.
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Elk; In the winter, herds of elk feed in mountains and valleys throughout parts of western North America.
Elk are both grazers and browsers. They can paw through snow 2 feet deep to find grass, their favorite food.
Palatability studies in northern Idaho revealed that the "key forage species" on the summer range are willow, maple, broom grass, rye grass and elks edge. Serviceberry, mountain ash and bitter cherry also were heavily eaten species.
If you are familiar with the geography of Vir ...
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ELK OR WAPITI
Cervus elaphus
Elk, Deer and Moose Family - Cervidae
The name "elk" is a bit confusing because in Europe, moose are called "elk." Also in Europe, the red deer is considered the same species as North America's elk, which doesn't help matters. Many biologists believe the name "wapiti" (WAA-pi-tea) is a Shawnee Indian word meaning "white rump," an appropriate description for the elk's large rump patch. "Cervus" is fro ...
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Elk
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Elk have long been classifled by biologists into at least six subspecies. Biologist Olaus Murie, who stu ...
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Nelson's Elk
Cervus elaphus nelsoni
Physical Characteristics
Males (bulls or stags) and females (cows) have coarse brown hair with lighter underparts. Cows are somewhat darker, and bulls have a long, dense mane. Both have straw-colored rumps. Only bulls grow antlers which are shed each spring.
Size of average adult
height: 1 - 5 feet
weight: 165 - 750 pounds
Approximate life span 15 years in the wild and 25 years in captivity.
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Tule Elk
ORDER: Artiodactyla
FAMILY: Cervidae
GENUS: Cervus
SPECIES: elaphus nannodes
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Sometimes called dwarf elk as it is our smallest elk. A fully matured bull (or stag) will weigh 700 pounds with the cows (or hinds) about three-fourths as large. Only males have antlers which are rounded and widely spread, averaging four to six points on each. Antlers are shed in March with new ones fully grown by September. Elk bulls and cows have reddish summer coats with ...
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Wapiti or Elk
Order Artiodactyla : Family Cervidae : Cervus elaphus Erxleben
Description. Large, deerlike, the males with large, usually six-pointed antlers that are shed annually; hair on neck long and shaggy; upperparts buffy fawn, the head, neck, legs and belly dull rusty brown to blackish; large rump patch creamy buff to whitish; metatarsal gland oval, about 75 mm long, the center white; tail a mere rudiment. Dental formula: I 0/ ...
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