Red Deer


 
 
Red Deer

:This article is about the animal; for other uses of the name, see Red deer (disambiguation).

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Red Deer (Cervus elaphus), known as elk or wapiti in North America, are the second largest species of deer in the world.

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Cervus elaphus has twenty subspecies in Europe, including some on the endangered species list:

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Introduction
In Europe
In North America
Rutting behavior
Interbreeding of subspecies
External references
 
FR: Wapiti


 

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