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Moose

Alces

Description:

A Moose is about 3m and 6.5 ft tall. The male moose weight around 1.100 pounds and females weight 880 pounds . Usually moose have a fit coat between reddish brown and blackish brown although in winter they have a more grayish tone. Also male moose have big antlers that fall out during winter (fall) and grow back when it's spring and the females don't have antlers.

Habitat:

Moose mostly live in norther Europe and Asia and also North America. They live mostly in swamps, marshes and lake areas with forested surroundings. In North America they would mostly be found in Canada and Alaska where there is a lot of forested areas and mountains.

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2 Comments

ChristyHolland
ChristyHolland 11 years ago

Great capture!! Wonderful spotting and welcome!!

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Nice spot!
Welcome to Project Noah!

e.garcia3
Spotted by
e.garcia3

Alberta, Canada

Spotted on Jul 21, 2010
Submitted on Nov 20, 2012

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