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Alaska moose are sexually dimorphic with males being 40% heavier than females. [5] Male Alaska moose can stand over 2.1 m (6.9 ft) at the shoulder, and weigh over 635 kg (1,400 lb). When Alaska moose are born, they weigh on average about 28 pounds, but by five months old they can weigh up to 280 pounds. [4]
Western moose eat terrestrial vegetation such as forbs and shoots from willow and birch trees and aquatic plants, including lilies and pondweed. Western moose can consume up to 9,770 calories a day, about 32 kilograms (71 lb). The Western moose, like other species, lacks upper front teeth but instead has eight sharp incisors on its lower jaw ...
The typical moose killed is about 12 years old and suffers from arthritis, osteoporosis, and/or periodontitis. [20] Eighty to ninety percent of moose are brought down by wolves rather than directly by disease, [ 21 ] and each wolf kills an average of between 0.44 and 1.69 moose per month.
Tons of heroes rescue abandoned dogs and cats -- but Erikas Plucas' story is a little unconventional. One day, he came home to find a 2-week-old baby moose outside his gate.
Alces gallicus, also known as the Gallic moose, [3] is an extinct species of moose, which has been found in Europe.It is believed to have lived in Pleistocene about 2 MYA. . This species was smaller than recent moose, but it had longer antlers than it's modern relati
Sometimes the species Alces alces is divided into two separate species - European and American moose (A. americanus). [3] The American moose, contrary to its name, includes all subspecies of moose, except European and Caucasian moose, which belong to the European moose. The presence of two modern species in the genus remains controversial.
Dominant oxen tend to get access to the best resources [7] and will displace subordinates from patches of grass during the winter. [52] Muskox bulls assert their dominance in many different ways. One is a "rush and butt", in which a dominant bull rushes a subordinate from the side with its horns, and will warn the subordinate so it can have a ...
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