THT vr K This animal which is the largest of the existing species of the Deer family m the Old World, ,s of sturdy form, has long legs with 



, , ™f ^^\ , ^ animal, whicn is rne b enormous size. The Elk, notwithstanding the great expanse of these antlers, manages to 



stout hoofs and the male is crowned with antlers ''h'ch ^'Um »" e"°™°'^^ ^^ ^„ ^^„id entanglement with vines and branches. The female i^ 



go through the woods without much inconvenience, carrying the horns in sucn a way 

 without horns. (Aices palmatus.) 



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