Elk Facts: What is an ELK? | Animal Fact Files

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Elk are some of the largest deer alive today. What is an elk? Find out all kinds of elk facts on today's episode of Animal Fact Files! For this video, the name "elk" is in reference Cervus canadensis (in British English this common name may be reserved for the moose (Alces alces)).
Scientific Name: Cervus canadensis
Range: North America and Asia
Habitat: mountainous or hilly places with open woodlands as well as dense forest and open plains
Size: stand 4.5 feet (137cm) tall at the shoulder, weigh from 500 to over 700 pounds (227-318kg) on average
Diet: fruits, bark, twigs, grasses, etc.
Threats: wolves, bears, coyotes, bobcats, lynx, etc.
Lifespan: up to 18 years
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Elk VS RED DEER 0:00
Elk VS MOOSE 0:45
Elk RANGE and HABITAT 0:57
Elk SIZE 1:29
Elk ANTLERS 1:40
Elk RUT 2:18
Elk CALL 2:45
Elk LIFE CYCLE 3:21
Elk DIET and THREATS 3:53
Elk VS REINDEER / CARIBOU 4:13
Thanks / Outro 4:29
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Image and Video Credits:
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Andrew Kleinschmidt - vimeo.com/57150242
Oliver Scheffer - • red deer's mating call
Research Credits:
agri.idaho.gov/main/wp-conten...
www.rmef.org/elk-network/what...
tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/...
www.nps.gov/jeca/learn/nature...
www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/11...
tinyurl.com/yey8cpx2
tinyurl.com/7k27ysab
www.nps.gov/yell/learn/nature...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elk
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Пікірлер: 57

@AnimalFactFiles 2 жыл бұрын

We once heard the elk's call at our local zoo. Have you ever heard this animal in real life?

@tracybowling1156 2 жыл бұрын

No I haven't. Which is why it was so enjoyable to hear in this episode!

@Victory..I 2 жыл бұрын

Only on gta and that confirms it's fame..

@eunaekim9216 Жыл бұрын

No, but I bet my sister has heard it, since she has lived in Utah for a long time and her husband is from Idaho!

@anyascelticcreations 2 жыл бұрын

I agree. The call of the elk is beautiful and haunting at the same time. Sends chills through a person.

@AllieThePrettyGator 2 жыл бұрын

the red deers roar sounds like a cow mooing

@tracybowling1156 2 жыл бұрын

Isn't it funny that Elk and Deer etc spend all that time growing antlers just for them to fall off again. I'm glad you included the calls of both animals. That is pretty cool. And you're right, Elk do sound More haunting than Red Deer.

@indyreno2933 2 жыл бұрын

Elk are actually deer, a deer is any ungulate that belongs to the family Cervidae, deer are most recognizable by having antlers on their head.

@tracybowling1156 2 жыл бұрын

@@indyreno2933 Yes, we learned that in this episode. I love Ungulates. There are some really cool characters in the Ungulate fam. Thank you for the extra info. I cannot get enough of learning about animals, bugs, snakes, spiders, etc. And when really nice people, like you, take the time to share what they know, it shows how many nice people you can meet on YT! 😊

@indyreno2933 2 жыл бұрын

Interestingly, with 62 extant species and 20 genera, deer are only the second largest and second most diverse family of living ungulates, only the bovids are a larger and more diverse family of living ungulates.

@williamkukis 2 жыл бұрын

Elk sounds like a 4-year-old throwing a tantrum.

@AnimalFactFiles 2 жыл бұрын

💀 "haunting"

@shimonofbirdsandsupermariofan 2 жыл бұрын

Look at that elk! He is going to live in the deer family.

@indyreno2933 2 жыл бұрын

Basically, the elk is actually a deer, a deer is any ungulate that belongs to the family Cervidae, with 62 extant species within 20 extant genera, seven extant tribes, and two subfamilies, deer are only the second largest and second most diverse family of living ungulates, only the bovids are a larger and more diverse family of living ungulates, deer are very recognizable with a pair of antlers, in fact all deer have antlers.

@indyreno2933 2 жыл бұрын

The Elk (Cervus canadensis) is one of only five extant deer species within the genus Cervus, the others are the Red Deer (Cervus elaphus), the Corsican Deer (Cervus corsicanus), the Barbary Deer (Cervus barbarus), and the Central Asian Deer (Cervus hanglu), interestingly, the central asian deer is the closest living relative of the elk.

@anyascelticcreations 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting! I would have thought they would be closely related to the moose and the reindeer!

@indyreno2933 2 жыл бұрын

However, the elk isn't closely related to the moose or caribou/reindeer, as the moose and caribou are not part of the genus Cervus, they are are in their own monotypic genera being Alces and Rangifer respectively, the closest living relatives of the Moose (Alces alces) are actually the Roe Deer (genus Capreolus), therefore placing both genera Alces and Capreolus as the only extant genera of the tribe Capreolini, while the caribou is not only the only extant species of the genus Rangifer but also the tribe Rangiferini, both tribes are part of the subfamily Cervinae (Old World Deer), within Cervinae, Rangiferini (includes Rangifer) is only more derived than Muntiacini (includes Elaphodus and Muntiacus) but is basal to the clade consisting of Capreolini (includes Capreolus and Alces), Megalocerotini (includes Axis, Hyelaphus, Ocellelaphus, and Dama), and Cervini (includes Rucervus, Rusa, Cervus, Przewalskium, and Elaphurus).

@anyascelticcreations 2 жыл бұрын

@@indyreno2933 Weird. I would have thought that the big guys would be in the same one. And the little guys in another few.

@indyreno2933 2 жыл бұрын

However, that's not always the case, as the Elk (Cervus canadensis) is actually more fairly similar to all other members of the Cervus genus like the Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) and Barbary Deer (Cervus barbarus) and most fairly similar to its closest living relative being the Central Asian Deer (Cervus hanglu).

@ryomahoffman6803 2 жыл бұрын

Elk calls are one of my favorite sounds ever, I know Wendigo aren’t traditionally associated with deer but I still think of them when I hear that sound.

@aceissalty3025 2 жыл бұрын

They kinda are tho cuz they are depicted with horns

@aceissalty3025 2 жыл бұрын

also, they are both from north america, and folklore is always inspired with humans and habitats. Even tho wendigo is an human that’s a canibal, turned into a monster, they live in the woods, just like elks. Not so farfetched to believe they might take some things from elks, or any other wildlife that also lives in that habitat

@ryomahoffman6803 2 жыл бұрын

@@aceissalty3025 Traditionally the actual Algonkian people who believed in the Wendigo, associated them more with owls than with deer. Owls are flesh eating omens of death so it makes sense that they would associate them with a mythical creature thats main trait is it’s cannibalistic tendencies. Wendigo having antlers and/or being associated with deer is a very modern day depiction of Wendigo and it’s completely made up by media such as movies and books.

@aceissalty3025 2 жыл бұрын

@@ryomahoffman6803 Hmmm very interesting! Thank you for teaching me! Had no idea so! Sorry for assuming things about it while not studying enough, it just made sense in my mind haha

@eunaekim9216 Жыл бұрын

I could easily fit into the space between the antlers of an elk!

@colleneann4479 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@jadenl629 11 ай бұрын

When the elk was doing its call I thought it sounded like someone screaming😆 Great video, keep up the awesome work, almost to 100K!🤩

@toyfan2812 2 жыл бұрын

thank you for this. i always wondered the differences and didn't even know of a red deer.

@AnimalFactFiles 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@shimonofbirdsandsupermariofan 2 жыл бұрын

2:58 he is screaming!!!!!

@Elephant-Puppet 2 жыл бұрын

Its Due To The Rut

@ryomahoffman6803 2 жыл бұрын

He’s screaming “hey ladies come over here I’ve got something to show you!!”

@nightmarekillerson2311 3 ай бұрын

Ah, the elk call... one of most beautiful, bone chilling, sound in nature 😌

@BadlndsBob 2 жыл бұрын

If I were walking in the woods and heard that red deer call, I would NOT know what it was and would be concerned.

@AnimalFactFiles 2 жыл бұрын

Well now you'll know!!

@BadlndsBob 2 жыл бұрын

@@AnimalFactFiles Yes, now I'll know it's an herbivore and I won't have to change my pants. Haha!

@lauratheexplora5020 2 жыл бұрын

That call is haunting. What do you think about an episode on Sphynx cat?

@TROLL_FACE_00 2 жыл бұрын

American scientist's a beach for giving Deer species a different and confusing names. Such as the Elk in Eurasia, but in America they are called Moose.

@indyreno2933 2 жыл бұрын

Internationally, there is no such thing as an elk, Alces alces is called an elk in Europe but is internationally called a moose, Cervus canadensis is called an elk in North America but is internationally referred to as a wapiti.

@josiahdoddema3265 2 жыл бұрын

you guys should do a video on one of my favorite animals the Golden Lion Tamarin

@AnimalFactFiles 2 жыл бұрын

Love this suggestion! Thank you!

@penny_the_wiser413 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't expect them to sound like that.

@indyreno2933 2 жыл бұрын

Can you do fact files on darters (family Anhingidae)?

@chrisgillies2932 2 жыл бұрын

Here's an idea: A Fact Files video on Zebras

@AnimalFactFiles 2 жыл бұрын

That's in our list! Thanks for the suggestion!

@chrisgillies2932 2 жыл бұрын

@@AnimalFactFiles Anytime

@Elephant-Puppet 2 ай бұрын

The elk bugle reminds me of red dead redemption

@jaylinlandry350 2 жыл бұрын

my pronghorn suggestion, remember?

@trevorgoodchild666 2 жыл бұрын

i my self dont' tinhk it's haunting but beautifl. the laughting of foxes, that is haunting. lol

@AnimalFactFiles 2 жыл бұрын

Oh I know what you mean!

@shou_xi 2 жыл бұрын

I eat Elks for breakfast, lunch and dinner

@jacquelinehardy1826 9 ай бұрын

Ikajas

@daynef8447 2 жыл бұрын

i think the elk sounds like a little girle screming

@eunaekim9216 2 жыл бұрын

There exists a website that generates random aliens, and if the alien is male, there is a chance that he will know all about hunting spintog, his planet's equivalent of elk!

@indyreno2933 2 жыл бұрын

Male elk are actually called stags not bulls, female elk are actually called does, and baby elk are actually called fawns not calves, this is because elk are actually deer, calling male, female, and baby elk bulls, cows, and calves is for laypeople who believe elk as bovines.