Seems a strange species to find in an East European Zoo. I know we had American Wapiti in UK zoos in the past but European zoos that exhibit Deer generally seem to have the Asian versions. No?
Outside of the local Carpathian Red Deer, Czech zoo wapiti are a mixed bag - Ostrava, Olomouc and Brno have Siberian, Chomutov has Bactrian, Prague has Manitoba and Pilsen has Tule. A nice diversity!
(The Cervus elaphus (sensu lato) capital of Europe is Tierpark Berlin, of course - with Siberian, Bactrian, Barbary, Manitoba and Tule)
Outside of the local Carpathian Red Deer, Czech zoo wapiti are a mixed bag - Ostrava, Olomouc and Brno have Siberian, Chomutov has Bactrian, Prague has Manitoba and Pilsen has Tule. A nice diversity!
(The Cervus elaphus (sensu lato) capital of Europe is Tierpark Berlin, of course - with Siberian, Bactrian, Barbary, Manitoba and Tule)
I think I read somewhere that Tierpark Berlin was actually the first zoo in Europe to have Tule elk (Cervus canadensis nannodes), but going back on topic, according to Jim Dolan's October 1988 ZooNooz issue on Red deer, the main difference between Rocky mountain elk (Cervus canadensis nelsoni) and Manitoba elk (Cervus canadensis manitobensis) is that the antlers of Cervus canadensis manitobensis are shorter in height
I think I read somewhere that Tierpark Berlin was actually the first zoo in Europe to have Tule elk (Cervus canadensis nannodes), but going back on topic, according to Jim Dolan's October 1988 ZooNooz issue on Red deer, the main difference between Rocky mountain elk (Cervus canadensis nelsoni) and Manitoba elk (Cervus canadensis manitobensis) is that the antlers of Cervus canadensis manitobensis are shorter in height
Another difference between Manitoba elk and Rocky Mountain elk is that Manitoba have a shorter shoulder height but at the same time Manitoba elk are heavier, but Roosevelt elk (Cervus canadensis roosevelti) are the largest subspecies of North American wapiti and Tule elk are the smallest subspecies of North American wapiti
