Thursday, April 4, 2013

Irish Deer

                                                                                     Irish Deer

Herds of the Giant Irish Deer lived in Europe and Ireland during the late Pleistocene until about 10,000 or 11,000 years ago.  It stood six feet high at its shoulders and its broad antlers spanned ten feet they were also could Irish elk, they were herbivore so they ate plants.


2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Bet Dad and Jacko would like to go hunting for one of those big boys Jed!!
Have you told Dad about them?
Kylie

Mahana Kotuku said...

wow i wonder what it would be like to meet one of those!!!