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Cervus elaphus canadensis
The wapiti, or American elk, is a large mammal from the deer family. Males have large branched antlers, and the body is covered with thick fur that helps survive in cold climates.
The wapiti is larger than many other deer and has more massive antlers in males. It is important for nature because it eats plants and serves as the main prey for wolves, helping to maintain balance in forest and meadow ecosystems.
nipping grass and stripping branches
trophic:herbivore
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Wapiti molt in spring, shedding their thick winter coat, and in autumn when a new dense fur grows for the cold.
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Antlers color
homogamy, reproduction always with fertilization, no alternation of generations
Worker
Were {name} like {animal}, then:
birth time
shrub branches
wood, tree bark
Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
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Map
will celebrate their {n} birthday
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lots of rain, warm summer, snow in winter
summer mild, +15…+20 °C
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When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
Human
very cold, short summer, almost no trees, lots of moss
days
Warm summer
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
Theoretical maximum lifespan estimated from the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) mathematical model. This value reflects a biological potential derived from metabolic parameters, not from direct observation — real recorded lifespans are often significantly shorter.
adult
Maturity
About health
milk
cool, lots of coniferous trees, snow in winter
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
Motorcycle
Repro interval
results
summer warm and almost no rain
land coast flooded by tides — salt marshes, littoral zone
protection from predators
summer warm, winter not very cold
Colors
Cool summer
Sex
Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
mo
alpine meadows and arctic tundra on land
Trophic type
Filters
nipping grass and stripping branches
Captures or processes food by biting or nipping with the mouth.
Palearctic realm
leaves
grass
Upcoming birthdays
Winter with snow
eggs, roe or offspring develop in a nest built on the ground or close to it
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
leaf
tongue
Height
nest on the ground
rains almost always, very humid
young are born live on land, not hatched from eggs or roe
bark
Age (juvenile)
Age (from birth to death)
Age (embryo)
most of Europe and Asia, various forests, steppes and tundra
Wanderers
Hooves count
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
Tundra
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
Business sausages
Very cold winter and hot summer
Lifespan average
nest located directly on the ground surface on land, only the mother provides parental care for the offspring
in a terrestrial nest
leaves
Regeneration
live birth
What do they look like?
Maturity
emergence (insects)
end of lifespan
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
end of acceleration
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Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
very cold winter and very hot summer
Pets
snow humid cool
Nearctic realm
biting
Lots of rain and cool summer
Feeding occurs primarily on land or in vegetation.
{name} jubilee
cm
Temperate coniferous forest
Summer from cool to warm
Old-timers
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turns
Rascals
terrestrial forest
terrestrial intertidal
Flooded grasslands
drink mother's milk in childhood
Forages on tree limbs or woody stems within vegetation.
Litter size
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
temperate forest
How to care for them?
Living from 25 to 40 years. Orangutans, bald eagles, African elephants celebrate their birthday twice a year
grazing
wood
°C
Not specified
Fur temp
alpine and arctic tundra
warm temperate humid cool
Where are they found?
Species lacks any fixed or lasting shelter structure.
steppe
Antlers count
herbivore
Spotted fur color
Summer almost without rain
lots of rain, cool summer, snow in winter
Feeds by cropping or nibbling low-growing vegetation or algae.
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Offspring
Elders
leaves and stems of grasses and other herbaceous vegetation
Bro
normal sexual
Taxons
almost no rain in summer, more precipitation in winter
if born as {name}
Foraging takes place among trees and woody vegetation.
cold, short summer, almost no trees
age
birth date
no permanent shelter
Palearctic realm
rest
Fur color
Close
was
Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
The basics
bark and bast of trees and shrubs
climbing
My weight?
74 to 150 kilograms, 1.4 – 3 meters
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
primary food sources
teeth
bark
after transformation until death
Potential Habitat
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In husbandry
On the go from 1.3 to 3.5 years. Forest mice, anoles, rainbow fish party on their birthday once a month
lots of rain, summer not hot
Mass
young shoots and leaves of plants
cold winter, lots of coniferous trees: spruce, pine
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
terrestrial
Plants
Gestation
land
{name} birthday
Food is gathered directly from leaf surfaces.
Nearctic realm
grass
sedge
No results found
North America and Greenland, from tundra to forests
On the map
Pleasant summer
Female ♀
all life stages
Cold and almost dry
nest located directly on the ground surface on land
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0 Potential habitat modelled from GBIF occurrence data. Map © Zveriki.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
birth year
lots of grass, few trees, rains occur
tree bark
Maturity
terrestrial habitat, land surface outside water
sq mm
yr
comfortable summer, +20…+25 °C
Hooves color
How similar?
Male ♂
until the celebration
baby / chick
Tundra
age as {name}
How do they breed?
On the go from 3.5 to 6 years. Hedgehogs, crows, lizards treat themselves to birthday snacks 6 times a year
What if eaten?
Neither
Moving up vertical surfaces like trunks or rocks to reach food.
from birth to adulthood
Young offspring still dependent on parental care.
caring mother
What do they eat?
dry and cold almost all year round
Where do they live?
Immature individual that has not yet reached reproductive maturity.
Lots of rain and warm summer
much snow in winter, cold
Hard dental structures used to bite, tear, or scrape food.
forests on land — tropical, temperate, boreal
water often floods the land, lots of grass
branch
Temperate mixed forest
Duration
This is me
Warm summer with almost no rain
most of Europe and Asia, various forests, steppes and tundra
Always very wet
Gamers
How are they built?
Cool summer and lots of rain
Temperate steppe
Hooves size
mm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
Stars
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My age?
wk
My size?
sedge, reed and other coastal herbaceous plants
terrestrial
Taiga
Antlers size
Asexual
swap
Who among us will transform as if by magic and become like {animal}?
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Where do they take shelter?
Denotes a grassland or steppe habitat preference.
Warm summer and lots of rain
inhabit and develop on land, outside water bodies
sedge and reeds
celebrated their {n} birthday
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
Daddies
Lifespan maximum
summer not hot, from +15 to +25 °C
Hermaphrodite ⚥
Uses the tongue to locate, manipulate, or ingest food items.
North America and Greenland, from tundra to forests
embryo
summer warm, many oaks, birches, maples
Length
kg
lots of rain, warm and pleasant summer
arboreal
Observations
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