Bull Elk

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Bull Elk

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Jeff Swan

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Photograph - Photograph

Description

Roosevelt elk
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Roosevelt elk
Male (bull) at Northwest Trek, Washington, US
Female at Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, California, US
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Suborder: Ruminantia
Family: Cervidae
Subfamily: Cervinae
Genus: Cervus
Species: C. canadensis
Subspecies: C. c. roosevelti
Binomial name
Cervus canadensis
(Erxleben, 1777)[1]
Trinomial name
Cervus canadensis roosevelti

The Roosevelt elk (Cervus canadensis roosevelti), also known as Olympic elk, is the largest of the four surviving subspecies of elk in North America.[2] They live in the rain forests of the Pacific Northwest and were introduced to Alaska's Afognak and Raspberry Islands in 1928.[3][4] The desire to protect the elk was one of the primary forces behind the establishment of the Mount Olympus National Monument (later Olympic National Park) in 1909.[5]
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2 Life cycle
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

Description

Adults grow to around 6�10 ft (1.8�3 m) in length and stand 2.5�5 ft (0.75�1.5 m) tall at the shoulder.[4] Elk bulls generally weigh between 700 and 1100 lb (300�500 kg), while cows weigh 575�625 lb (260�285 kg).[2] Some mature bulls from Raspberry Island in Alaska have weighed nearly 1300 lb (600 kg).[2]

From late spring to early fall, Roosevelt elk feed on herbaceous plants, such as grasses and sedges.[4] During winter months, they feed on woody plants, including highbush cranberry, elderberry, and devil's club.[4] Roosevelt elk are also known to eat blueberries, mushrooms, and salmonberries.[4]
Life cycle

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