Moose

=**Moose**= contributed by megan7

Moose are very large animals. They are the largest animal in the deer family. They are also the largest land mammal in North America. The males are larger than the females. Their antlers are 2 meters from tip to tip. Males usually weight anywhere from 300 to 600. Females usually weigh anywhere from 270 to 400. Their fur is anywhere from brown to a almost black. http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Alces_alces.html

These animals are vegatrians. They mostly eat plants. Moose are know as "twig eaters". Some of there favorite trees or shrubs are trembling aspen, redoiser dogwood, red mapel, striped mapel, white birch,and more. pondweed,constitute a preferred and important part of the moose's diet in summer. http://www.mooseworld.com/diet.htm There are a lot of moose in the wildlife. There are Canadian moose, Russian moose, American moose, Swedish moose, Norwegian moose,  Finnish moose in the world. http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/moose.htm#3 The female gives birth during the spring or summer. She usually has one baby. Moose calves can stand up within a day and they can swim within a couple of weeks. Calves are weaned after about six months and will stay with their mother until the next young are born. Mothers are very protective of their calves and will charge people if they get too close. Bull moose may also charge people and even cars during mating season. http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/moose.htm#3 The moose lives in forested areas where there is snow cover in the winter and nearby lakes, bogs, swamps, streams and ponds. The moose's large size makes survival in warm climates difficult and they have difficulty when temperatures rise above 80 degrees Fahrenheit. In the summer they cool off in the water. http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/moose.htm#3 The moose can be found in northern North America, and northern Europe and Asia. In North America they can be found in Alaska, Canada, the northeastern United States and as far south as the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/moose.htm#2 Moose mate in early fall. During mating season, females attract males with their deep calls and strong scent. Bull moose use their antlers in threat displays when they are fighting over females. Sometimes they will get into a pushing fight with their antlers. These fights rarely get too serious because the antlers could catch together and both moose could die. http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/moose.htm#6 back. A moose may also lick its lips. http://www.smouse.force9.co.uk/facts4.htm = =
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 * Moose can run up to 35 miles per hour.
 * Their eyesight is poor but their hearing and sense of smell are excellent.
 * You can identify when a moose might attack if the long hairs on its hump are raised and it's ears laid