He hunted sable, Manchurian wapiti and elk, and was nicknamed Eye of the Kite. It is a minor forage component for bison, mule deer, and wapiti. Range-wide, sambar deer, Manchurian wapiti, barasingha and wild boar are significantly preferred. Older adult males may carry six tines on each antler similar to wapiti subspecies. An experimental re-introduction of elk (wapiti) into the park began in 2001. Genetic evidence clearly shows the wapiti and red deer form two separate species. The name "wapiti" is from the Shawnee and Cree word "waapiti", meaning "white rump". The Manchurian wapiti is darker and more reddish in coloration than the other populations. The flight was equipped with four Westland Wapiti biplanes. A Westland Wapiti (S.No. K-813) survives at the Indian Air Force Museum, Palam, Delhi. Auxiliary Air Force moved its Wapiti IIA aircraft from nearby Renfrew. Its face resembled that of the modern wapiti. The annual precipitation at Wapiti is . The Wapiti was transferred to No. Air Ministry Specification G.23/33 as a Wapiti replacement in Iraq.