Biggest deer of the world

Common name- Irish elk

Scientific name- Megaloceros giganteus

Diet- Herbivores

Weight- 450-600kg(approx)

Height- 6-7 ft

Lifespan- 10-15 yrs(approx)

Habitat-Eurasia and abundant in Ireland

Irish elk, largest deer that ever lived in the world. They were also known as Giant deer or Irish deer. They were first seen about 400,000 - 300,000 yrs ago.

This species is known for its massive size ,massive antlers(horns) ,slight hump on its front shoulder that stood up to 7 feet. Antlers from this species have been found that are nearly 12 feet wide.

First scienctific description of the animal's remains were made by Irish physician Thomas Motyneux in 1695.These deers were evolved about 7,000-8,000 yrs ago during Pleistocene Epoch. Several theories suggests that the ultimate cause of their extinction is human hunting where several theories suggests that abundent for lack of a plausible mechanism.