Alces is a genus of artiodactyl mammals, that includes the largest species of the deer family.
Elk telemark
Elk (A. alces alces), cow, Fokstumyra, Norway
Elk (A. alces alces), cow, Oppdal, Norway
Alaska moose (A. alces gigas or A. americanus gigas), bull, Alaska
The moose or elk is the world's tallest, largest and heaviest extant species of deer and the only extant species in the genus Alces. It is also the tallest, and the second-largest, land animal in Nort
Alces
…Alces is a genus of artiodactyl mammals, that includes the largest species of the deer family. Current thinking accepts two species in genus, the extant elk or moose (Alces alces) and the fossil Alces gallicus (also known as the Villafranchian elk or weighing scale elk), that existed in the Pleistocene about 2 million…
Alce, Potter marsh, Alaska, Estados Unidos, 2017 08 22, DD 139
Growing antlers are covered with a soft, furry covering called "velvet". Blood vessels in the velvet transport nutrients to support antler growth.