No. 31.—THE ELK PEN. 
East of the Carnivora House is a large enclosure, to which 
the elk have recently been moved. 
The American Elk or Wapiti (Cervus canadensis ) is the 
largest of the true deer, old bulls often reaching a weight of 
seven hundred pounds or more. As Avith all deer, the ant¬ 
lers, which are largely developed in this species, are shed 
every year, late in the winter or early in spring. The new 
THE AMERICAN ELK. 
