Enormous deer standing seven feet tall at the shoulder with antlers up to 12 feet wide

These herbivores stand about seven feet tall at the shoulder and have enormous antlers up to 12 feet, tip to tip. Sometimes called Irish Elk, or Megaloceros, these huge deer are not elk but early ancestors of modern deer. Like other species of deer they are herbivores and not dangerous unless the herd is threatened or if a male is approached during the mating season.