The Irish elk stood about 2.1 m (6.9 ft) tall at the shoulders carrying the largest antlers of any known cervid (a maximum of 3.65 m (12.0 ft) from tip to tip and weighing up to 40 kg (88 lb)). In body size, the Irish elk tied with the extant moose subspecies of Alaska (Alces alces gigas) as the third largest known deer, second and first belonging to the genus Cervalces (C. scotti and C.latifrons respectively). The Irish elk is estimated to have attained a total mass of 540–600 kg (1,190–1,323 lb). Large specimens weighed 700 kg (1,543 lb) or more, comparable with the Alaskan moose. A significant collection of M. giganteus skeletons can be found at the Natural History Museum in Dublin.
to_the_tenth_power on September 16th, 2019 at 12:53 UTC »
Humans for scale
DaniPrasetyaAji on September 16th, 2019 at 13:53 UTC »
just imagine how big it when it life
thecrimsonwolfie on September 16th, 2019 at 14:33 UTC »
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