The Eurasian elk and North American elk consume only plants, including leaves of trees and shrubs, aquatic plants in summer, and branches, bark, and dry grass in winter; the species obtains food by tearing at plants with its front teeth, and its diet consists of tree leaves, willow and birch shoots, bark, aquatic plants, grass, algae, young shoots, and sprouts. The elk’s feeding strategy involves searching for and obtaining food, with a daily food requirement ranging from 15 kilograms to 30 kilograms. Young elks are fed milk, while bears prey on the species.