Giant Irish Deer Megaloceros giganteus in National Museum of Ireland. This room is also affectionately known as the Dead Zoo. CREDIT: Paolo Viscardi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Irish elk, scientifically known as Megaloceros giganteus, was not just another deer—it was the largest deer to ever walk the earth. Standing up to seven feet tall at the shoulder, this ...

The first wave of extinction for the giant deer was around 12,000 years ago when it disappeared from Ireland, Britain and most of Europe. During this time, at the end of the Ice Age, the climate ...

When Giant Deer Roamed Eurasia. Season 2 Episode 31 ... It was a typical autumn day in 2018 when two fishermen set off into the waters of Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland.

Archaeologists have discovered an antlered skull of a giant deer dating from Ireland's dinosaur era in Co Donegal. The Giant Irish Deer, which stood two metres high at the shoulders, is thought to ...

Most Irish Giant Deer remains date from 11,000 or 12,000 years ago, the time when the ice had finally melted, and grass flourished. In good summers deer fed on lush vegetation, in severe winters ...

Most Irish Giant Deer remains date from 11,000 or 12,000 years ago, the time when the ice had finally melted, and grass flourished. In good summers deer fed on lush vegetation, in severe winters ...

Fishermen in Northern Ireland pulled in the catch of a lifetime on Wednesday (Sept. 5), when they caught an enormous Irish elk skull that's estimated to be more than 10,500 years old. The ...

Rather, tt was a giant deer that lived throughout Europe, northern Asia and northern Africa. The massive extinct animal stood up to seven feet tall and had antlers that spanned up to 12 feet.

The deer's exceptional demand for calcium and phosphorus was to accelerate its problems with the onset of the Nahanagan stadial, the little ice age that gripped Ireland around 10,900 years ago.

Some of these bucks come with incredible stories. Others are more about the visual appeal of the drop tine rack itself. Some of these deer remain a mystery. Regardless, all are legendary whitetails.