the act of equating or making equal; equalization: the symbolic equation of darkness with death. equally balanced state; equilibrium. Mathematics. an expression or a proposition, often algebraic, asserting the equality of two quantities.
The word elk, like the Swedish word Ã¤lg (pronounced /elj/), is taken from the Latin alces. To make matters even more confusing, elk in North America is used for an entirely different animal â a kind of deer, Cervus elaphus, otherwise known as a Wapiti, which looks like this. The European elk (or moose), on the other hand, looks like this:
Both caribou and elk are hoofed mammals of the deer family. Caribou (males weigh about 500 pounds) are generally smaller than elk (males weigh about 700 pounds). Caribou often occur in large herds which migrate over long distances. Elk generally occur in smaller herds, and migrate over relatively short distances.