Moose (Alces alces)
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About Moose (Alces alces)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Mammals
- Order: Even-toed Ungalates and Cetacean
- Family: Cervidae
The moose or elk is the world's tallest, largest and heaviest extant species of deer and the only species in the genus Alces. It is also the tallest, and the second-largest, land animal in North America, falling short only to the American bison in body mass. Most adult male moose have broad, palmate antlers; other members of the deer family have pointed antlers with a dendritic ("twig-like") configuration. Moose inhabit the circumpolar boreal forests or temperate broadleaf and mixed forests of the Northern Hemisphere, thriving in cooler, temperate areas as well as subarctic climates.
Source: Wikipedia
Visits
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2000-06-15
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, United States of AmericaWe flushed one moose from some willows on the valley floor. -
2010-05-27
Kenai Peninsula, United States of America -
2010-06-05
Denali National Park, United States of America -
2012-07-13
Grand Teton National Park, United States of America -
2014-07-17
Nome--Safety Sound, United States of America
