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To: nickcarraway

That is a moose.


2 posted on 02/05/2017 1:32:24 PM PST by fso301
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To: fso301

Yep, it is...


3 posted on 02/05/2017 1:33:29 PM PST by econjack
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To: fso301

The Swedish word for moose is Älg. Swedes call them Elks.

According to somethingswedish.wordpress.com:

When people in Sweden talk about “älg” there’s always some debate on whether the animal is an elk or a moose.

The confusion is completely understandable because it kinda means both. But aren’t Moose and Elk different animals? Yes, but the word “älg” isn’t very specific in Swedish (Why would it be? Only one of the animals live in Sweden). The Swedish word “älg” means “elk” in British English and “moose” in American English. To complicate it further, the American Moose/European Elk/Swedish Älg is scientifically known as Alces. This is especially confusing because there are Elk (not the British English/European elk), also known as wapiti, in America and Asia.


12 posted on 02/05/2017 3:49:42 PM PST by Bartholomew Roberts
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