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About Giant Irish Elk: The Largest Deer To Ever Live | Extinct Animals Documentary

Known as the "Giant Deer", the Irish Elk was last seen nearly 11,000 years ago. This extinct series episode chronicles the habits and traits of the extinct deer species. It settled in Ireland where human hunters had not reached and antlers that reach 12ft from tip to tip. Why did this giant deer endure catastrophic extinction?

Giant Irish Elk: The Largest Deer To Ever Live | Extinct Animals Documentary is presented by Real Wild. Its listed runtime is 24 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.

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Giant Irish Elk: The Largest Deer To Ever Live | Extinct Animals Documentary
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24 minutes
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English
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