It doesn't look like the elk I've seen, but I've only seen Roosevelt Elk in California.
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cicerone imposter
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Thu 5 May, 2016 06:36 pm
@dlowan,
Good question.
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Moose is the largest of all deer and is easily identified from other deer not only by its size but by its huge palmate antlers. Elk is smaller and more slender, without the bulbous nose. But there is another view that Moose and Elk are same. The animal Alces alces is known as Moose in North America but Elk in Europe.Dec 25, 2015
What is the difference between a stag, a moose and an elk? - Quora https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-a-stag-a-mo
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ossobuco
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Thu 5 May, 2016 06:48 pm
Not that this settles anything, but here is a photo I took of Roosevelt Elk in Orick, California -
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rosborne979
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Thu 5 May, 2016 07:11 pm
It's a Moose.
Moose (Alces Alces)
Elk or Wapiti (Cervus canadensis)
They are different at the Genus level.
The confusion arises from the British usage of the word "Elk" which is what they (the British) call Moose.
