The roosevelt elkCommon Name(s): Roosevelt Elk, Olympic Elk
Scientific Name: Cervus elaphus roosevelti This elk, is named after former president Theodore Roosevelt. The Roosevelt elk is the largest elk subspecies in North America. With an average weight of 875 pounds for males and 700 pounds for females, the Olympic elk species is one of the largest members of its family. Exclusively found in the rainforests of the Pacific northwest, it was introduced to Alaska in 1928. Males grow horns, but the females do not. |