An yi samfuran ƙaton barewa na wucin gadi don saduwa da mutane a cikin gidajen tarihi

Ilimi game da dan Irish elk ko Giant deer

TheIrish alki (Megaloceros giganteus), wanda kuma ake kira katuwar barewa ko kuma ɗan Irish, wani nau'in barewa ne da ba a taɓa gani ba a cikin halittar Megaloceros kuma yana ɗaya daga cikin manyan barewa da suka taɓa rayuwa. Yankinsa ya mamaye Eurasia a lokacin Pleistocene, daga Ireland zuwa tafkin Baikal a Siberiya. Ragowar jinsunan na baya-bayan nan shine radiocarbon da aka yi kwanan watan kimanin shekaru 7,700 da suka gabata a yammacin Rasha. An san ƙauyen Irish daga ragowar kwarangwal waɗanda aka samo a cikin bogi a Ireland. Ba shi da alaƙa da ɗayan nau'ikan rayayyun da ake kira elk a halin yanzu: Alces alces (Elk elk na Turai, wanda aka sani a Arewacin Amurka azaman moose) ko Cervus canadensis (elk na Arewacin Amurka ko wapiti). Saboda haka, ana amfani da sunan "katuwar barewa" a wasu wallafe-wallafe, maimakon "Irish elk". Ko da yake wani bincike ya nuna cewa ƙanƙara na Irish yana da alaƙa ta kud da kud da jajayen barewa (Cervus elaphus), yawancin sauran nazarin halittu suna goyan bayan rubutun cewa danginsu na kusa su ne fallow deer (Dama).