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  • biologicalmarginalia:

    The bizarre nose of the Moose/Eurasian Elk (Alces alces). It isn’t known what all of this novel anatomy does, but it is probably involved with nostril closure.

    Clifford, A. & Witmer, L. (2004) Case studies in novel narial anatomy: 2. The enigmatic nose of moose (Artiodactyla: Cervidae: Alces alces). J. Zool., Lond. 262, 339–360.

    Tagged: Moose elk Alces alces

    Posted on May 14, 2013 via Biological Marginalia with 117 notes

  • The American black elk by BioDivLibrary on Flickr.
The animal kingdom :.London :Printed for G.B. Whittaker,1827-1835..biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33264124

    The American black elk by BioDivLibrary on Flickr.

    The animal kingdom :.
    London :Printed for G.B. Whittaker,1827-1835..
    biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33264124

    Tagged: Zoology Smithsonian Institution Libraries elk moose

    Posted on November 18, 2012 with 154 notes

  • The elk, &c. by Library & Archives @ Royal Ontario Museum on Flickr.

    The elk, &c. by Library & Archives @ Royal Ontario Museum on Flickr.

    Tagged: Elk Bear Ermin Lynx Martin Reindeer Glutton Beaver wolverene wolverine natural history rare book Erich Pontoppidan norway engraving Royal Ontario Museum Library & Archives exploration travel Lemming

    Posted on August 6, 2012 with 52 notes

  • n384_w1150 by BioDivLibrary on Flickr.
Elk or Moose

    n384_w1150 by BioDivLibrary on Flickr.

    Elk or Moose

    Tagged: Zoology University of Toronto mammals Elk Moose Alces alces deer

    Posted on October 22, 2011 with 227 notes

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