Wait... North American ELK are know in Europe as Red Deer and a North American Moose in Europe is known as an Elk? Anyone understand the etymology behind this?
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They are 2 distinct species, but the naming happened before that was determined. They are very similar.
jun 20, 2025, 12:16 am • 2 0 • view
Apparently they're both the same species Alces alces
jun 20, 2025, 1:37 am • 2 0 • view
Yes the names would predate the science but I think I might have thought a moose more like a horse if I wasn't a terribly sophisticated observer (you know, the kind that is taught things in school and doesn't really question it)
jun 20, 2025, 12:26 am • 1 0 • view