No. DNA testing has proven that deer and elk are two different species.

There is a species of red deer in Canada that is a different species than the red deer of Europe. They are larger and the males have different voca...

Red deer are not an endangered species. However, in some parts of Central Europe they are hybridizing with an introduced Asian species, the Japanes...

Deer are specialized herbivores. They are highly selective feeders on plant food characterized by low fibre but high protein content, toxicity, and...

There are 43 species of deer that make up the family Cervidae. These species are divided into two fairly distinct groups, the Old World deer (subfa...

The growing time of a deer's antlers depends on the species, but, generally, they take up to 150 days to grow, after which the velvet dies and is f...

Antlers are the physical feature considered characteristic of deer. In all but one species of deer, males carry antlers; in the reindeer, both sexe...

The extinct Irish elk had the largest antlers of any form of deer known—in some specimens, 4 metres (about 13 feet) across. The antlers differed fr...