Irish elk prehistoric kingdom4/18/2023 The animal once can be found in all of Europe, northern Asia, North Africa, with its related species roaming in China. This animal stood about 6.5 feet tall, (with some having antlers that measured 12 feet wide) and is considered to be the largest deer species to roam the earth. While it is named so, it is not an elk but rather a huge species of deer. The Irish Elk is also known as the Great Elk. In the meantime, Coyle is keeping this ancient find in his garage. He recalled that a jawbone (believed to come from the same animal they discovered) was caught in 2014 and made the local news. I didn’t know what to do with it.”īut even then, Coyle eventually recognized their catch being a large animal that roamed the earth thousands of years ago. Coyle couldn’t believe what he saw that he thought of throwing it back into the water. You can imagine just how surprised the fishermen were, having caught not only a massive skull but also one that belonged to an ancient creature. The skull with antlers measured more than six feet across and is said to belong to the Irish Elk ( Megaloceros giganteus), an animal that has been extinct in Ireland for over 10,500 years. The two fishermen reeled in a giant skull with antlers. They thought they had snagged a large piece of deadwood but it turned out to be an unusual prehistoric catch. Raymond McElroy and Charlie Coyle were out to catch fish in Lough Neagh, a large freshwater lake, but they ended up with something more – literally a big surprise. And that’s exactly what happened to a fisherman and his assistant when they were out fishing in Northern Ireland on Sept. The Irish Elk roamed the earth 10,000 years ago.įishing can be a rewarding hobby, especially when you’ll get surprised by your interesting catch.The skull measured over six feet across.Two fishermen were surprised to reel in a massive prehistoric skull of an Irish Elk.In conclusion,i.have no idea who would win in a fight.The auroch may be more aggressive and more robustly built,but the Irish elk's antlers are absolutely enormous.Let me know in the comments below who you think would win in a fight. On the other hand,the irish elk is an extinct species of cervid that went extinct during prehistoric times.Irish stags may have reached 575 kg in weight (Altough larger males could've reached up to 700 kg),whereas hinds typically reached 460 kg in weight,about 80% of the stag's size.Despite it's name,the irish elk was more closely related to the red deer and the fallow deer than to the elk (Kinda ironic,don't you think?).But anyway,their antlers were MASSIVE,reaching 3.65m from tip to tip and weighing over 40 kg.In a similar manner to the red deer,stags would've formed harems during the annual rut.Once the mating season was over,the males and females would go their separate ways,the stags to shed their antlers,and the females to give birth. The auroch.An extinct species of bovid that went extinct back in 1627 and the ancestor of all cattle.The average auroch was 155-180 cm tall at the shoulder and weighed around 700 kg.Their horns measured from 44 to 48 cm in length.They inhabited Africa,Europe and probably Asia.During the annual rut,which took place in september,bulls would've engaged in fierce fights in order to mate with the cows,sometimes to death.Calves were born in spring.Calves stayed with their mother until they were strong enough to join the herd.While calves were vulnerbale to predation at the hands of wolves and bears,adults likely didn't need to fear predators. The auroch and the irish elk.Two of the largest mammals to ever walk the earth and two of my personal favorites.But the question is:Who would win in a fight? This is a question i've asked myself for the longest time.And i need your help to finally answer this question so i can finally rest.But for now,i will convey my opinion and then i'll let you decide.Ok? Let's get started!
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