The King of the forest
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“You see me on road signs At the edge of the forest In oil paintings under a stormy sky Silhouetted against a Canadian sunset” Who am I? Known as the king of the forest he is often seen in these areas. The elk is the largest animal in the forest and together with the deer is the most important hunting game in Norway. The forests supply the elk with an abundant food source. Elk can devour 8000kgs of plants, twigs, bark, bushes and roots every year, which are digested in the ruminant’s four stomachs. There are around 100 000 elk in Norway, but they can also be found in the rest of Scandinavia, Russia and Canada. If you come across an angry elk you can forget about running away…an elk can run at an incredibly fast top speed of 60 kmh.