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Hoofed mammals
Elk
Elk · Cervus canadensis
Elk impress with their powerful antlers and piercing rutting calls. Experience them in peaceful woodland and meadow landscapes.
Fact file
- Size
- Bulls reach up to 1.50 m shoulder height and weigh up to 450 kg, cows are smaller and lighter.
- Males and females
- Only males carry the impressive antlers, females are more delicate and lack antlers.
- Sounds
- Bulls roar during the rut, both sexes give warning calls when there is danger.
- Diet
- They feed on grasses, herbs, leaves, bark and twigs.
- Offspring
- After a gestation period of eight months the female usually gives birth to one calf, with birth taking place in spring.
How to identify Elk
Elk impress with a strong, muscular body and dense brown fur that appears darker in winter and shows a slight reddish sheen in summer. Particularly striking are their long, pale neck ruff and the huge, wide-spreading antlers of the males that look like a crown.
The silhouette of an elk is long-legged with a slender torso, short tail and the conspicuous antlers of the bulls that can reach a span of up to 1.50 metres. The females look slimmer overall and do not carry antlers.
More in the app
With Wildful Stories+ you also get in the app:
- general viewing tips
- 5 places where you can see Elk
Where Elk live
Discover Elk on your trip.
The app shows you where and when to see wildlife along your route.
