Extinct Season 1 Episode 3 The Irish Elk 2001
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The Irish Elk, a giant prehistoric creature that was neither Irish nor an elk, but a deer. Weighing as much as ten men with antlers spanning twelve feet, was the Irish elk a victim of its own success? Growing ever-bigger antlers sapped vital minerals and left the elk with brittle bones. As food became scarce during the Ice Age, the elk, hungry and weakened, faced a battle to survive...
- Released: 2001-10-09
- Runtime: 30 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars: Alun Armstrong
- Director: Richard Attree, Andy Muggleton, Mark Gravil
