Irish Elk

Raymond Richard

Raymond Richard

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I happened to turn the tv on this morning and the Science Channel came on. Normally I think I have seen every thing they show at least 4 or 5 times but saw something that I didn't recall seeing before. It was on Irish Elk. What a find it would be to run into a rack that is 12' wide. Here's a link on this creature if anyone is interested: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/mammal/artio/irishelk.html
 
Uhoh :D I usually have a 6th sense for this type of thing and I predict a string of Irish Elk jokes may follow.
 
Boy what a great argument for cloning this would be!!! I'll take ten please.:)
Matt
 
Some paleontologists think they went extinct because the antlers got so big that they couldn't move through the trees well.

As far as the Orthogenisis argument the article cites, it has been abandoned, but the trend it talked about may have been caused by sexual selection. The female Irish elk thought that size does matter and they bred themselves out of existance.
 
No, that's just what an ordinary deer looks like after a bit of Irish whiskey !!
 
Yep! I did an in-depth study of this now extinct (British Royalty finished them off in the 13 or 14 hundreds) critter, some years ago. Both the Denver Museum (used to anyhow) and the Chicago Field Museum have one on display. If I recall correctly the largest Irish Elk rack ever found was over 14 feet. That's a LOT of knife handles:eek:

Best regards,
Dana
 
mete said:
No, that's just what an ordinary deer looks like after a bit of Irish whiskey !!
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Or at least that´s how the drunk deer would THINK it is!!!!! :D

Hey IG! As you see, I am still around, buddy!
 
...so two Irish Elk, Pat and Mike, were getting ready to go on a camping trip. Pat said "I'm taking along a gallon of whiskey just in case of rattlesnake bites. What are you taking?" Mike said "Two rattlesnakes!" :D
 
You vicious bastids...

How little you guys know!

The reason it's called an Irish Elk is that, when you apply the appropriate amount of Irish whiskey to this Irishman, that Elk becomes a duiker!

... and all I want to do is punch it.

Okay, so maybe you guys aren't really that far off.:D
 
Paddy The Irish Elk was staggering home with a bottle of whisky strapped to his hind quarter when he slipped and fell heavily. Struggling to his feet, he felt something wet running down his leg.
"Please, God," he implored, "let it be blood!"
 
Plantsville, Ohio, which is exactly two miles from my home, is known, locally, for its fine moonshine.
Men say they have seen goats the size of this Irish critter after spending an evening sipping the local spirits. It comes in five flavors, including wild strawberry, which is my favorite.

Fred
 
MrPurple said:
You vicious bastids...

How little you guys know!

The reason it's called an Irish Elk is that, when you apply the appropriate amount of Irish whiskey to this Irishman, that Elk becomes a duiker!

... and all I want to do is punch it.

Okay, so maybe you guys aren't really that far off.:D
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Define what you mean by "punch it".
 
Man, that's bad! Funny, but bad... I leave the bestiality stuff to IG!

Curse of the Irishman, man... it's why I don't touch the stuff anymore. Instant aggression, simply add alcohol and shake vigorously!
 
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