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Line 1: − {{taxonomy|image=BullElk1.jpg|caption=Bull elk ''Cervus canadensis'' guarding his cow|kingdom=Animalia|phylum=Chordata|subphylum=Vertebrata|class=Mammalia|order=Artiodactyla|suborder=Ruminantia|family=Cervidae|subfamily=Cervinae|genus=Cervus}}The [[genus]] '''Cervus''' contains the classic [[species]] of [[deer]]. Members of this genus are found in eastern [[Asia]], many of the western island chains in the [[Pacific Ocean]], and in [[North America]]. North American individuals in this genus likely descend from ancestors that crossed the Bering Land Bridge shortly after the [[global flood]].+ − − == Anatomy == − Members of genus ''Cervus'' tend to be larger than other genera of the [[deer]] [[family]]. The largest species are the red deer and the [[North America]]n [[elk]]. However, the [[moose]] or "[[Europe]]an elk" (''Alces alces'') is larger than any of these. − − == Reproduction == − Reproduction is sexual, as is the case with all deer. Specific mating behaviors vary at the generic and species level. − − == Ecology == − Species in this genus tend to adapt readily to a wide variety of wild environments. They tend not to thrive in and among human-settled regions. − − == Gallery == − <gallery> − Image:ElkHerd.jpg|A harem of elk with their bull. − </gallery> − − [[Category:Deer]]
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