Giant from the bog

• Autores: Robert Clark
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3095, 2016, pág. 27
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The huge antlers and other bones pictured here belong to an extinct Irish elk that once roamed across ice age Europe and parts of Asia and Africa. It owes its common name to the peat bogs of Ireland, where many well-preserved specimens of its skeleton have been discovered. Megaloceros giganteus was a Pleistocene era species whose distinctive antlers--which could span more than 3.5 meters--have inspired artists for thousands of years, from the creators of the Lascaux cave paintings to the photographers of today. Here, Benson features the collection of 200 images by photographer Robert Clark