Elk

The Elk is a huntable animal in Age of Mythology and Age of Empires III.

Age of Mythology

Elk
Huntable animal
Hit points	20
Food	150
Recommended no. of hunters	1

In Age of Mythology, the Elk is primarily found in Norse lands, and is a common huntable on these maps. Elks do not fight back when attacked but wander away instead. They are a safe means of gathering food and each animal holds 150 food.

History

“	Scientific name -- Cervus elaphus Size -- 250 lbs. (hinds), 500 lbs. (stags) Diet -- grasses, sedges, woody growth Elk are called "red deer" in Europe, and to further confuse the issue, what Europeans would call an elk, Americans call moose. The species is also called Wapiti (a Shawnee Indian word) to help avoid the confusion. Elk are large deer with shaggy manes and pointed horns. They live in northern forests in large herds of up to 400 individuals, dominated by a matriarch. Stags form harems in the fall mating season. Elk are preyed upon by mountain lions, wolves and bears.	”
—In-game help section

Gallery

Elk in Age of Mythology

2 Elks

Age of Empires III

Elk
Huntable animal
Hit points	20
Speed	2-4
Food	500
Shrine resource generation rate	0.08
Recommended no. of hunters	1

“	Large herbivore.	”
—In-game description

In Age of Empires III, the Elk is a huntable animal holding 500 food. It features on maps such as Great Lakes, Saguenay, New England, Northwest Territory, and California.

Home City shipments

• Revolution: Ships 15 Elk (Canada Revolution only)

History

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Scientific Name: Cervus elaphus Approx. Size: 250 lb. (hind); 500 lb. (stag) Diet: Grasses, sedges, woody growth Elk are large deer with shaggy manes and pointed horns. The Shawnee word for them is "Wapiti." They live in northern forests in large herds of up to 400 individuals, dominated by a matriarch. Stags form harems in the fall mating season. Stags are preyed upon by mountain lions, wolves, and bears.

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Trivia

• Though long considered the same species as the European red deer, the American elk is now regarded as its own species, Cervus canadensis. Red deer are smaller and with uniform color rather than the elk's paler body (making their depiction in Age of Mythology erroneous).

Gallery

Elks, native to the Northwestern Territory.

Elk and Alligator in the original version and Definitive Edition.