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Moose & Elk Photos

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Moose

Moose (Alces alces) may reach heights of 7 1/2 feet at the shoulder, lengths of 7-9 feet, males weigh 900-1,400, females 700-1,00 pounds, live 15-20 years. They usually from early September through early November, with peak breeding (about 80 percent) in late September and again (10 percent) a month later; gestation is 220-246 days with 1-2 calves born may-June. Their color is dark reddish brown, lighter in summer, with nearly black legs and belly. They have a bulbous nose, an obvious hump at the shoulder and males often have one or more dewlaps or "bells" hanging from the neck. The front hoof tracks are 5-6 inches, the hind hoof is slightly smaller, and the hind hooves fall near or to the side of the fore hooves; two dots may appear just behind the hoof marks in mud or snow as a result of the dewclaws touching the ground. Their antlers are palmated and may reach 4-6 feet wide.

The males often thrash shrubs with their antlers, and make wallows in wet or muddy areas during the rut, to get urine and mud on themselves as a sign of dominance and to attract females. During the rut males bellow, grunt and grown; females often use long, drawn-out moans.

There may be as many as eight subspecies of moose found in the coniferous forests of Europe, Asia and North America. Currently, many biologists recognize five subspecies: Alces alces alces, the European elk, which ranges through northern Europe. Alces alces americana, the eastern moose, which is found in eastern Canada and north-eastern US. Alces alces gigas, the Alaskan moose, mainly found in Alaska and Canada's Yukon. Alces alces shirasi, the Shiras moose, limited to southern Canada and northern US, Alces alces andersoni, Western Canada's Manitoba moose, which also ranges through parts of the northern US. Alces alces cameloides, the Siberian moose, which is confined to eastern Siberia, Mongolia and Manchuria. The American moose has 70 chromosomes, the European moose has 69. The moose of North America are generally divided into three, and sometimes four subspecies.

Moose in Water 2

Moose, cow & calves

Moose grazing

Moose feeding silhouette

Moose head-on

Moose silhouette

Moose twisted head

Moose wide rack

Moose bellowing

Moose Flehmen Sniff

Moose cow browsing

Moose crossing lake

Moose hard antler

Moose hard antler feeding

Moose hard antler meadow

Moose in water

Moose in water 2

Moose in water 5

Moose in water feeding

Moose Sparring

Moose Sparring 2

Moose water silhouette

North American Elk

North American elk, also referred to as wapiti, reach lengths of 7-9.5 feet, heights of 4.5-5 feet; males reach weights of 600-1100 pounds, females 450-650 pounds; and they may live 15-20 years. Their body color is brown to tan in color with a dark brown head, neck, belly and legs; and a rump patch of light tan to yellowish. They breed from September through November, have a gestation period of 250-265 days and normally have one and rarely two calves, born from late May to early July; usually late May to early June. The tracks of their front hooves are 4-4.5 inches long, with the hind hooves slightly smaller; the hind hoof generally falls in or near the front hoof print, and the marks of the dewclaws may appear behind the hoofs in mud or snow. Their droppings are usually clumps in the spring and summer, and large pellets in the fall and winter.

During the fall/rut the bulls rub trees and thrash brush and evergreens with their antlers, often make scrapes on dry ground with their antlers when they get up out of their beds, and make wallows with their antlers in muddy or wet areas during the fall. During the rut the bulls often urinate in the scrape or wallow and on themselves, then they roll in the scrape or wallow to cover themselves with mud, urine and testosterone, which is used to express dominance and attract females during the rut.

Bull elk generally carry antlers of from 1-6 points on each side of their rack during their first year, 4 or more points during their second year, 5 or more points after their second year, and 6 or more points after the third year; with the main beams becoming heavier, longer and spreading wider apart until the seventh year, when the lengths of the tines may become shorter.