The moose is the largest member of the deer family. Its scientific name is Alces alces.
Mooses are for the most part sort of a brownish color, though they can range from light beige to almost black.
The plural of moose is "moose." We at the Mickey Moose Club choose to ignore this fact.
Mooses are very large. It's best not to mess with them, especially during rutting season. Probly good advice here
Each year in Alaska, there are more moose-related deaths than bear-related deaths.
Mooses are herbivores, and it's a darn good thing they are. Otherwise there'd be even more moose-related deaths.
The moose is the official State Animal of Maine.
The moose is found all over the Northern Hemisphere, in Europe, Asia, and North America.
The history of the name of this animal is somewhat confusing. Before the "discovery" of the New World, the Asian/European variety was called by names related to the English word elk. (Many of these names are still around -- see the International Moose Dictionary, below.) The North American elk, or wapiti, is an entirely different animal found only on this continent. So... In Europe and Asia, an elk is a moose. In North America, an elk is a wapiti, and a moose is a moose.
The word "moose" itself is derived from the Natik word "moos," itself supposedly descended from the Proto-Algonquian *mooswa, meaning "the animal that strips bark off of trees."
This is not to be confused with "dog," the animal that barks.
Only the bull moose has antlers, and they fall off every winter. The cow has better things to do than grow silly appendages.
The last words of Henry David Thoreau are reported to be, "Moose. Indian."
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I was wondering if *our* moose are different from Swedish elk.
He said the biggest was about 500kg, and it usually took an hour, 3x/day, because they have small teats.
He also said the cheese tastes closer to a cow than to a goat, so I'm somewhat perplexed by the feta reference.
Maybe that was for the most popular of the three types.
IT may be a bit late to post this, but I'm strongly considering a September '05 Moose hunt (fully guided)in Newfoundland, and need company. Any Freepers in the Maryland/VA/DC area interested in joining me?