One female was born in 1997 and the other two in 1999. Habitat Elk can be found in Canada and the Rocky Mountain region of the United States. In the wild Elk eat grasses and leaves. At the zoo they eat hay, pellets, and browse.
Elk are the second largest deer on the continent, only the moose is larger.
Only the males have antlers. Each year the antlers are shed and grown back. As an elk ages it's antlers gradually regress from top to bottom. The size of the antlers are in direct proportion to the maturity, size, and rank of the individual animal. An elks lifespan is 22 years.