The Emperor of Exmoor, Britain's Largest Wild Animal, Shot Dead 11.90K Jeff Neumann 10/25/10 05:02AM Filed to: and now he's dead and now he's dead Animals Wildlife Emperor of Exmoor Hunting Britain Residents of southern Exmoor today are mourning the death of "The Emperor" — a 300-pound, nine-foot tall red deer, who was gunned down by a savage hunter. Experts say he was Britain's biggest wild animal. The Emperor was around 12-years-old.