Megaloceros giganteus, the Irish Elk
(Mounted specimen at the University of California Museum of Paleontology.)
Mature males weighed more than 1500 lbs, stood more than 7 feet hight
at the shoulders, and had antlers measuring up to 168 inches. This is
almost three times the current record for North American Elk (63.5 in)
Text material © 2005 by Steven M. Carr