Fun fact: This now extinct species of giant deer shed its antlers and regrew them every year like modern deer. Due to the enormous size of the animal, it's speculated that these antlers were the fastest growing body part of any animal in history.
(Source: It's written on a plaque in Bristol museum, next to a full skeleton. And yes, the skeleton is terrifyingly huge.)
magnament on September 8th, 2018 at 15:49 UTC »
That is what I imagine Irish places look like
brookeruu on September 8th, 2018 at 16:34 UTC »
Giant Irish elk; I saw a whole skeleton in the museum of natural history in Glasgow
Edit: it must have been Kelvingrove
SomeonesDrunkNephew on September 8th, 2018 at 16:42 UTC »
Fun fact: This now extinct species of giant deer shed its antlers and regrew them every year like modern deer. Due to the enormous size of the animal, it's speculated that these antlers were the fastest growing body part of any animal in history.
(Source: It's written on a plaque in Bristol museum, next to a full skeleton. And yes, the skeleton is terrifyingly huge.)