They had antlers that spread out to 10 to 12 feet (3 to 3. These creatures were roughly the same size as a moose, with their bodies standing up to 7 ft (2.1 m) tall and being 10 feet (3 meters) in length. In 2005, Christie's in London sold a pair of Irish elk antlers for $83,000. Megaloceros was an ancient, dire species of deer whose existence persisted in some areas of the Realms. In spite of its name, the Irish elk was more deer than elk and was not exclusively Irish, but was in fact found all across Europe, North Africa and Asia. The most remarkable feature of the Irish Elk was the size of its antlers, which have been known to grow up to 12 feet in width from tip to tip, and are the. It must have certainly been an impressive animal to see in the wild." This pair, or another owned by the Wilson family, were deposited with the Dominion Museum, now Te Papa, according to a letter dated July 15, 1921, and held in museum archives.Ĭordy's auctioneer Andrew Grigg said the antlers were one of the more unusual and rarer items he has ever sold. Wilson family provenance says the antlers were found in an Irish bog and later brought to New Zealand. His huge antlers span over half the width of the image as he. So I thought rather than them getting damaged, broken or stolen, we'll move them on." Megaloceros giganteus, commonly called the Irish Elk, stands in deep grass on a foggy hillside. If I put them above the double bed, the first thing that would happen would be that I'd be thrown out, and they'd be close behind me. "But they're so big and we've got no room for them in the new house. "Apart from the fact the elks have been extinct for 11,000 years, they're really rather impressive," McIntosh told the Herald earlier. Irish elk, (Megaloceros giganteus), also called Irish deer or giant deer, extinct species of deer, characterized by immense body size and wide antlers. He recently moved to Taupo from Bulls, where he had lived for the past 60 years. McIntosh, 70, grew up near Himatangi and used to go on the Wilson's land for camping trips with the Boy Scouts and he knew Murray Wilson for years.
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