Uapití
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Photo © benjchristensen — CC BY 4.0 — Source: iNaturalist photo #97584339El uapití, wapití o ciervo canadiense (Cervus canadensis) es una especie de mamífero artiodáctilo de la familia de los cérvidos que vive en América del Norte, Asia central y oriental. Presenta algunas características propias que le diferencian de sus parientes eurasiáticos, es de gran tamaño (solo superado entre los cérvidos por el alce); además, los machos presentan una «melena» más o menos espesa en el cuello y tienen una tonalidad más clara en el cuerpo que en las patas, la cabeza y el cuello.
Durante un tiempo se les consideró una subespecie de Cervus elaphus, pero hoy se les considera una especie aparte. Constaba de un total de diez subespecies, cuatro de ellas extintas en tiempos recientes debido a la presión humana, aunque recientes estudios de ADN sugieren que no hay más de tres o cuatro subespecies de uapití y algunas de las formas descritas anteriormente como subespecies no son más que razas diferentes.
En varias culturas nativas de Norteamérica se considera al uapití una fuerza espiritual. En la medicina tradicional china se usan sus astas y su «terciopelo» cobertor como remedio para algunas enfermedades. El wapiti además es considerado una especie cinegética, siendo su carne más baja en grasas y más alta en proteínas que la de vaca o la del pollo.
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+130 aves+24 mamíferos
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+123 aves+30 mamíferos
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+64 aves+26 mamíferos
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+127 aves+32 mamíferos
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+121 aves+29 mamíferos
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+120 aves+30 mamíferos
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+12 aves+29 mamíferos
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+122 aves+30 mamíferos
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+120 aves+31 mamíferos
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+105 aves+27 mamíferos
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+78 aves+21 mamíferos
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+103 aves+23 mamíferos
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+126 aves+29 mamíferos
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+127 aves+30 mamíferos
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+81 aves+26 mamíferos
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+142 aves+20 mamíferos
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+124 aves+27 mamíferos
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+47 aves+20 mamíferos
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