Once more commonly known as the Irish elk, the giant deer (Megaloceros giganteus), with its huge antlers, would have been an impressive sight. Find out facts about this prehistoric deer, including how ...

Imagine stepping into a misty, ancient Irish forest, the ground trembling beneath your feet as a colossal shape emerges ...

Biggest. Antlers. Ever. Meet the Irish Elk On view at the Smithsonian’s Natural History Museum, this specimen of the extinct species unlocks an evolutionary mystery ...

Commonly called the ‘Irish elk,” these deer weighed upwards of 1,500 pounds. This specimen is currently housed at the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin. Paolo Viscardi, CC BY-SA 4.0 ...

There have been other Irish elk remains found at this same lake. In 1987, a fisherman named Felix Conlon discovered a set of antlers attached to a skull, which he later gave to a local school to ...

Could the extinct Irish Elk, world’s largest deer, be resurrected? Scientists believe that some extinct animals, including the Irish elk once immortalized in poem by Seamus Heaney, may walk on ...

Irish elk (Megaloceros giganteus) have been extinct for more than 10,000 years, and were one of the largest deer species to ever roam the Earth, according to the University of California Museum of ...

The enormous skull of an extinct Irish elk has been pulled from a lake by fishermen in Northern Ireland. The near fully intact skull and antlers, which measure six feet (1.8 metres) across, are ...

Mounted skeleton at the National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC An ancient Irish giant found in a coal shed is up for auction in County Kilkenny next week. The skull and antlers of a ...

In an excerpt from his latest book, Michael Viney examines the history and demise of the great Irish elk and deer.

The antlers come from an Irish elk, an animal that’s been extinct for about 11,000 years. According to the University of California Museum of Paleontology, the elk stood 7 feet tall and ...

Fishermen in Northern Ireland pulled in the catch of a lifetime when they caught an enormous Irish elk skull that's estimated to be more than 10,500 years old.