News Information History Primates Ornithology Herbivora Predatory animals Herpetology Young Veterinary Children's page. ELKS Elks are the largest of all deer.
Elks inhabit woods of Eurasia and North America.
Quite recently, in the Saint-Petersburg region there were so many of them that from time to time an elk would have strayed into the city. And it was almost impossible to go to a forest and not to come across the elk's droppings if not an animal itself. However, times have changed, and because of unbridled poaching their population sharply decreased during the last 5 years. Elks are seldom kept in zoos. There are usually fewer baby elks born in captivity than baby elephants.