Moose

http://www.saskschools.ca/~gregory/animals/moose.html http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/kids/animal-facts/moose.asp http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/deer/Mooseprintout.shtml

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= = =Appearance=
 * very long legs
 * big hooves
 * humpback
 * very short tail
 * large ears
 * wide droopy nose
 * overhanging top lip
 * long flap of fur-covered skin (called a bell) under chin
 * adult dark brown coat, young reddish brown
 * Males bigger than females
 * can be over 3 metres in length /shoulder height of over 2 metres
 * Males can weigh 600 kg

=Home=


 * all parts of Canada and Alaska
 * warmer months near lakes and marshes
 * winter forested areas
 * often live alone
 * margins of lakes, muskegs and streams of boreal forest,
 * rocky, wooded hillsides of western mountain ranges

=Food=
 * water plants
 * water lilies and weeds
 * roots and stems of underwater plants
 * branches and leaves of trees
 * herbivore (a plant-eater)
 * spends most of the day eating

=Young=
 * has one or two calves
 * born in the late spring
 * reddish brown coats
 * unable to walk for a few days
 * by fall stop drinking mother's milk
 * stay with the mother for about a year

=Enemies=
 * Man
 * wolves
 * bears
 * cannot escape if they are in deep snow

=Cool Facts=  = = = =
 * rack of antlers can range from 120 to 150 cm. across
 * good swimmers
 * can dive 5.5 metres or more for plants at bottom of lake
 * make a strange whistle-like call
 * often live alone
 * late fall the bulls' antlers fall off and new ones grow