Red Deer - In Europe

Numerous - see text. Red Deer (Cervus elaphus), known as elk or wapiti in North America, are the second largest species of deer in the world, after Alces alces (the moose or, in Europe, elk). Red Deer - Subspecies. Cervus elaphus has twenty subspecies in Europe, including some on the endangered species list: Barbary deer (C. e. barbarus), Corsican red deer (C. e. corsicanus), Asiatic hangul or Kashmir deer ( ...

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• Red Deer - In Europe
• Red Deer - History
• Red Deer - In North America
• Red Deer - Cultural aspects
• Red Deer - History
• Red Deer - North American subspecies
• Red Deer - Distribution
• Red Deer - Rocky Mountain Elk
• Red Deer - Roosevelt Elk
• Red Deer - Manitoba Elk
• Red Deer - Tule Elk
• Red Deer - Predators
• Red Deer - Rutting behavior
• Red Deer - External references

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The red deer is Britain's largest native land mammal, and can reach 1.5m (5 ft) at the shoulder. Apart from man, brown bears, wolves and lynx prey on red deer in Europe, though all of these natural predators are extinct in Britain. ...

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The red deer is Britain's largest native land mammal, and can reach 1.5m (5 ft) at the shoulder. Apart from man, bears, wolves and lynxes prey on red deer in Europe, though all of these natural predators are extinct in Britain. The Irish pound coin features a large red deer. Red Deer - History. Red Deer first appear in fossil records around 13 million years ago in Eurasia. For centuries, the wild deer of Britain were reserved exclusively for royalty to hunt. William I of England introd ...

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Red Deer, Red Deer - Subspecies, Red Deer - In Europe, Red Deer - History, Red Deer - In North America, Red Deer - Cultural aspects, Red Deer - History, Red Deer - North American subspecies, Red Deer - Distribution, Red Deer - Rocky Mountain Elk, Red Deer - Roosevelt Elk, Red Deer - Manitoba Elk, Red Deer - Tule Elk, Red Deer - Predators, Red Deer - Rutting behavior, Red Deer - External references

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Elk (also known as Wapiti, a Shawnee name meaning 'white rump') are an Old World deer species that originated in Eurasia and spread to North America, crossing the Bering Land Bridge during the ice age. North American elk were once considered a separate species, and the Eurasian red deer another species. Scientists now consider the North American Elk and Eurasian red deer to be the same, though distinctions between the two live on in the language. European red deer will interbreed with American elk, when penned together, and the offspring are ...

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Red Deer, Red Deer - Subspecies, Red Deer - In Europe, Red Deer - In Asia, Red Deer - History, Red Deer - In North America, Red Deer - Cultural aspects, Red Deer - History, Red Deer - North American subspecies, Red Deer - Distribution, Red Deer - Rocky Mountain Elk, Red Deer - Life cycle, Red Deer - Elk habitat and food, Red Deer - Other Subspecies, Red Deer - Natural enemies, Red Deer - Rutting behavior, Red Deer - External references

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Elk (also known as Wapiti, a Shawnee name meaning 'white rump') are an Old World deer species that originated in Eurasia and spread to North America, crossing the Bering Land Bridge during the ice age. North American elk were once considered a separate species, and the Eurasian red deer another species. Scientists now consider the North American Elk and Eurasian red deer to be the same, though distinctions between the two live on in the language. European red deer will interbreed with American elk, when pe ...

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Red Deer, Red Deer - Subspecies, Red Deer - In Europe, Red Deer - History, Red Deer - In North America, Red Deer - Cultural aspects, Red Deer - History, Red Deer - North American subspecies, Red Deer - Distribution, Red Deer - Rocky Mountain Elk, Red Deer - Roosevelt Elk, Red Deer - Manitoba Elk, Red Deer - Tule Elk, Red Deer - Predators, Red Deer - Rutting behavior, Red Deer - External references

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Adult Red Deer usually stay in single-sex groups for most of the year, coming together to mate during October. During the mating ritual, called the rut, mature stags compete for the attentions of the hinds and will then try to defend hinds that they attract. Rival stags challenge opponents by bellowing and walking in parallel. If neither stag backs down a clash of antlers can occur, and stags sometimes sustain serious injuries. Dominant bulls (stags) herd groups of cows (hinds) during the rut, from August into early winter. The bulls may have as many as 50 ...

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Red Deer, Red Deer - Subspecies, Red Deer - In Europe, Red Deer - In Asia, Red Deer - History, Red Deer - In North America, Red Deer - Cultural aspects, Red Deer - History, Red Deer - North American subspecies, Red Deer - Distribution, Red Deer - Rocky Mountain Elk, Red Deer - Life cycle, Red Deer - Elk habitat and food, Red Deer - Other Subspecies, Red Deer - Natural enemies, Red Deer - Rutting behavior, Red Deer - External references

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Apart from man, the same predators in Europe also inhabit Asia except that there are also Asiatic black bears, dholes, tigers, leopards, and snow leopards that prey on red deer and wapitis. The Irish pound coin features a large red deer. Red Deer - History. Red Deer first appear in fossil records around 13 million years ago in Eurasia. For centuries, the wild deer of Britain were reserved exclusively for royalty to hunt. William I of England introduced the death penalty for killing a deer, an ...

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Red Deer, Red Deer - Subspecies, Red Deer - In Europe, Red Deer - In Asia, Red Deer - History, Red Deer - In North America, Red Deer - Cultural aspects, Red Deer - History, Red Deer - North American subspecies, Red Deer - Distribution, Red Deer - Rocky Mountain Elk, Red Deer - Life cycle, Red Deer - Elk habitat and food, Red Deer - Other Subspecies, Red Deer - Natural enemies, Red Deer - Rutting behavior, Red Deer - External references

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Cervus elaphus has twenty subspecies in Europe, Asia, and the Atlas Mountains of North Africa including some on the endangered species list: Eurasian red deer subspecies: Norwegian red deer (C. e. atlanticus), Barbary stag or North African red deer (C. e. barbarus), Corsican red deer (C. e. corsicanus), West European red deer or Swedish red deer/Scandinavian red deer (C. e. elaphus), Central European red deer (C. e. hippelaphus),

Adult Red Deer usually stay in single-sex groups for most of the year, coming together to mate during October. During the mating ritual, called the rut, mature stags compete for the attentions of the hinds and will then try to defend hinds that they attract. Rival stags challenge opponents by bellowing and walking in parallel. If neither stag backs down a clash of antlers can occur, and stags sometimes sustain serious injuries. Dominant bulls (stags) herd groups of cows (hinds) during the rut, from August into early winter. The bulls may have as many as 50 ...

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Red Deer, Red Deer - Subspecies, Red Deer - In Europe, Red Deer - History, Red Deer - In North America, Red Deer - Cultural aspects, Red Deer - History, Red Deer - North American subspecies, Red Deer - Distribution, Red Deer - Rocky Mountain Elk, Red Deer - Roosevelt Elk, Red Deer - Manitoba Elk, Red Deer - Tule Elk, Red Deer - Predators, Red Deer - Rutting behavior, Red Deer - External references

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Cervus elaphus has twenty subspecies in Europe, including some on the endangered species list: Barbary deer (C. e. barbarus), Corsican red deer (C. e. corsicanus), Asiatic hangul or Kashmir deer (C. e. hanglu), Isyubra deer/Manchurian red deer/Izubr stag (C. e. xanthopygos), Szechuan red deer or McNeill's red deer (C. e. macneilli), Shou (C. e. affims) and Yarkand deer (C. e. yarkandanseis). Alshansk or Ala-Shan ...

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Red Deer, Red Deer - Subspecies, Red Deer - In Europe, Red Deer - History, Red Deer - In North America, Red Deer - Cultural aspects, Red Deer - History, Red Deer - North American subspecies, Red Deer - Distribution, Red Deer - Rocky Mountain Elk, Red Deer - Roosevelt Elk, Red Deer - Manitoba Elk, Red Deer - Tule Elk, Red Deer - Predators, Red Deer - Rutting behavior, Red Deer - External references

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