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Order Arteriodactyla even-toed ungulates
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Ungulates Hoofed mammals Large land mammals
Found on all contents except Antarctica and Australia Environments Herbivores Size range Mouse deer 4lb White rhinoceros 7000lb
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Even Toed Over 200 species 10 families Suborders
Suinae- usually 4 toed, canines present, do not ruminate Tylopoda- family Camelidae, 3 chambered ruminating stomach, navicular and cuboid not fused Ruminantia- navicular and cuboid fused, missing incisors and canines
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Pennsylvania Arteriodactyls
White Tail Deer Rocky Mountain Elk
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Elk Quick Facts Diet- Herbivore Life span- 8 -12 years
Size- at shoulders 4 – 5ft Weight- 325 – 1,100 lbs - calf's 35lbs The Rut - Fall Harems Mud, bugle, rubs, fighting
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Pennsylvania Elk Eastern Elk native to Pa - Extirpated by the 1860’s
Rocky Mountain Elk introduced in 1913 50 elk from Yellowstone 22 from a Monroe county preserve 2000 first hunting season
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Elk Range January elk
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Sources www.life.umd.edu/.../Lectures/Ungulates.html
Pennsylvania State Game Commission
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