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# The Giant Deer, or Irish Elk
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/bolsherogii-ili-gigantskii-olen/
- Published: 2018-08-25T15:03:36.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:44:24.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: NB!, Museums, Palaeontology, Paris, Nature

The giant deer, or Irish elk. It became extinct about 20,000 years ago. The antlers of the animal spanned as much as 5 metres. This skeleton is kept in the Palaeontological Museum in Paris