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:
At the start of its first winter, an elk may weigh five times as much as when it was born. Cow elk can weigh more than 500 pounds (225 kg), stand 4-1/2 feet (1.3 m) at the shoulder, and measure 6-1/2 feet (2 m) from nose to rump.