#so now elk is used to describe both eurasian elk (moose) and american elk (wapiti)
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The Bestiary of Aloys Zötl (1831-1887). The Elk (1886)
#cervids#moose#Aloys Zötl#whenever i post a pic of moose and the title calls it an elk people will usually say something like thIS iSnT aN ELK iTs a MOoSE#and im going to use the tags to inform u guys that moose were referred to as elk in europe for a LOOOONG time and still are today iirc#so when english speakers came to the us they were like wtf is this? another large fucking deer? lets call these bad boys elks too#so now elk is used to describe both eurasian elk (moose) and american elk (wapiti)#thank you for coming to my (hopefully accurate) ted talk
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