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THE ELK. 
T 
^he elk is the most bulky of all the animals 
the deer kind. It has been erroneously sup- 
to affect northern latitudes, being found 
^^tirope between the 53rd and 65th degrees 
^ ^ circuit embracing part of Prussia, Poland, 
j^cden, Norway, Finland, Lapland, and Russia, 
^sia it is found much farther south, namely, 
the 35th to the 50th degree, spreading 
th ^ regions of Tartary, and even to 
di 
crice 
Japanese islands. In America its 
resi- 
53rd 
is comprised between the 44th and 
degrees, comprehending the countries 
tiv great lakes as far south as the 
Q Ohio, the whole of Canada, the isle of 
Breton, Nova Scotia, and the country 
orde ‘ 
Th, 
ring on the Bay of Fundy. 
c male elk is about the size of a horse. 
