Biggest. Antlers. Ever. Meet the Irish Elk

On view at the Smithsonian's Natural History Museum, this specimen of the extinct species unlocks an evolutionary mystery

Elk and safety: palace takes down its antlers

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antlers – The Cairngorm Reindeer Herd

The Irish Elk is the largest species of deer to ever exist, standing at 7ft at the shoulder with it's antlers being 11ft across. Bones have been carbon dated showing the animal

Biggest. Antlers. Ever. Meet the Irish Elk

The Leakey Foundation on X: This #FossilFriday, meet the Irish Elk. Megaloceros giganteus was one of the largest deer species that ever lived. This Ice Age giant stood 6.5 to 7 feet

The Irish elk, or Megaloceros - Smithsonian Magazine

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August 2021 – The Cairngorm Reindeer Herd

Wildlife - The Cairngorm Reindeer Herd

Irish elk – Wild Deer Association of Ireland

Fishermen find 10,000-year-old skull and antlers belonging to extinct giant elk

Rare and Extinct Creatures Rare animals, Endangered animals

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