Moose

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Moose

• The King Of Antlers

By ES
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Getting to Know Moose

• females are called cows
• males are called bulls
• The scientific name is Alces Alces
• They live up to 25 years old
• They live alone
• They are in the deer family
• They are mammals

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Physical Features

• Huge
• Dark brown coat in summer
• Light gray/brown coat in winter
• Large ears that stand up
• Large head with rounded muzzle and nostrils at
  the end
• Thick neck
• Long, thin legs
• Thick, big body with stubby tail
• Males have big antlers

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Habitat

• FORESTS!!!
• Swamps
• Moose live in
• Scandinavia
• Russia
• Asia
• Northern forests

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Climate

• Plenty of water
• Lots of trees
• Sometimes rainy
• In the winter In the summer
• Snow in winter Summers warm or
  hot
• Freezing in winter

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Food

• Herbivores
• They eat 100 pounds of plants each day
• They eat Grass, plants, bark, etc.
• In summer eats water lilies, pond weed and water
  plants
• Normally eats in shallow water
• Occasionally eats in deep water
• Sometimes kneels to eat

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Prey and Predator

• Prey

• Predators

• Moose are herbivores
• They eat plants

• Wolves
• Black bear
• Brown bear

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Behavior

• Swim to keep flies off
• Protect their babies by fighting off other
  animals
• Roll in mud to keep flies off
• Males make their own territory
• Males attract females by fighting and they also
  dig holes and pee in it. Then they roll in their
  pee. Ugh!!!
• Lives alone

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Babies

• Moms are pregnant for about 240 days
• Calves born in summer to early fall
• Normally one calf born at a time
• Sometimes 2 or 3 born at a time
• Good to be born in a peninsula so they are near
  water.
• Newborn weighs about 35 pounds

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Physical Adaptations

• Hooves help them run 35 mph when escaping
• Hooves help them walk through snow, ponds, etc.
• Tough lip grabs food
• Fur coat keeps them warm
• Hearing help them to escape enemies

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Behavioral Adaptations

• Nostrils close to keep water out
• Swim to keep flies off
• Make mud coat to keep flies off
• Males Fight for females
• Go in water to get food

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Physiological Adaptations

• Digestive system has four chambers to chew rough
  food
• Food goes down to 1st chamber, than up, down to
  2nd chamber, up continuing the pattern
• Excellent hearing helps avoid predators
• Great eyesight helps avoid predators
• Eyes adapted to see underwater

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Fun Facts!

• They are the largest member of the deer family
• Can run up to 30 miles per hour
• In Europe and Asia moose are called Elk
• Only males have antlers
• Moose have 24 teeth
• Moose are drawn to salt on winter roads
• In winter males antlers fall off and they grow
  back in the spring.