Elk

An elk

Elks are a type of deer. They are slightly smaller than a horse. The elk is a mammalian animal. They have a bag under the neck that is called "bell". It weighs around 500 kg. They eat birch and willow leaves. It has big horns.

Scientific denomination and classification

The scientific name of the elk is alces

Behaviour

The elk is a herbivourous animal.

Habitat

It lives in the northernmost areas of Eurasia and North American.

Evolution

Elks are mammals

Its presence in the fables and stories

The elk is almost never present in stories.

Its presence in art (images)






Elks on Italian Wikipedia]

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