Most remains of the Irish elk are known from the Late Pleistocene. A large proportion of the known remains of M. giganteus are from Ireland, which mostly date to the Allerød oscillation near the end of the Late Pleistocene around 13,000 years ago. Over 100 individuals have been found in Ballybetagh Bog near Dublin.

around 8,000 years ago

Several theories suggest that human hunting was the ultimate cause of Irish elk extinction, whether this was due to maladaptations of the elk – such as its massive antlers that could have prohibited running – or simply widespread hunting that constantly reduced the population until it went extinct.

Irish Elk and Human Interaction Because these giant deer lived at the same time as humans, for at least the end of their rein, researchers assume that humans hunted them. However, they are unsure whether hunting contributed to the extinction of this species.

The Irish Elk, Megaloceros, is misnamed, for it is neither exclusively Irish nor is it an elk. It is a giant extinct deer, the largest deer species ever, that stood up to seven feet at the shoulder (2.1 meters), with antlers spanning up to 12 feet (3.65 meters).

If they are, then they can mate and produce fertile offspring. Looking at the names of a white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), elk (Cervus canadensis), and moose (Alces alces) – one could infer that they would be unable to produce fertile offspring.

Moose (Alces alces) and elk (Cervus elaphus) come into potential breeding contact in both northern North America and northern Eurasia. Thus, a probable moose-elk hybrid, a male with mixed features, was shot in Montana in 1931.

Deer-cow hybrids are rare, but certainly not unheard of. There are many reports of cows being impregnated by stags, though the reciprocal cross, bull × doe, never seems to occur, perhaps because does are too frail to be mounted by bulls.

No, In the Bison Herd, usually the males run together in their own group, and then the Cows and Calves Run together. When a Cow decides to let a bull Breed with her, she will allow him to mate 2, 3 times.

Federal wildlife authorities now support about 11,000 genetically pure bison with only the slightest traces of cattle interbreeding. The herds represent one third of all bison maintained for conservation purposes across North America.