ELK OR MOOSE 9 



from }'cllo\vish i;ray to deep blackisli brown, and being usually darker 

 in American than in European examples. The height varies from 

 5 feet 9 inches at the shoulder in Scandinavian examples (Sir H. 

 Pottinger) to as much as 6 feet 6 inches in American specimens 

 (General R. L. Uashwood) ; the weight from 900 to i 400 lbs., that of 

 the antlers being about 60 lbs. 



Elk inhabit the forests and marshy districts of Scandinavia, Eastern 

 l-lussia, Siberia, Northern Russia, and thence eastwards through Siberia 



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north of about latitude 50' N. to Amurland ; while in America (where 

 they are invariably known as moose) at the present time they are 

 found in Alaska, Montana, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick. 

 Although many sportsmen say the}- can be distinguished b}' the 

 antlers and the colour of the skin, the European and American elk 

 appear so similar that they do not seem worthy of being regarded as 

 even distinct local varieties, but for convenience in comparing the 

 European and American measurements are separated. 



An elk killed at Mcswiez, Lithuania, b\' Count Scheibler measured 



Length tip of nose to tip of tail . . 9 



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Inches. 

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