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:
1 Elk are social animals, living in herds for much of the year. During spring, summer, and winter, elk tend to split into cowâcalf herds and bull herds.  Cowâcalf herds are usually led by older, experienced cows and may include adolescent bulls.