Cervus canadensis - #4039
Wapiti
Adult male Siberian Wapiti, Cervus canadensis sibiricus, in velvet. Formerly Cervus elaphus sibiricus, Red Deer.
Geographic Distribution
Asia from Kirgyzstan and N Xinjiang east to S Siberia and N Mongolia; North America in western Canada and USA.
Order/Family
Cervidae
Genus
Cervus
Specific Epithet
canadensis
Image Location
USA, CA, San Diego co., San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Image Date
11 July 1997
Photographer
DG Huckaby