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Liz's
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Index
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Moose
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| Kingdom |
Animalia |
| Phylum |
Chordata |
| Class |
Mammalia |
| Order |
Artiodactyla |
| Family |
Cerivdae |
| Genus |
Alces |
| Species |
alces |
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Picture found at: www.threemoose.com/
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| Description |
| The moose is a large horse-
like animal. Their coat is usually shades
of gray, brown, red, and yellow. The male moose have antlers. But the
female moose does not. Some moose are seen along with their young. They can
be up to seven ft. tall and weigh up to 1,500 pounds. |
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| Habitat |
| Moose mainly live in forested and woodland areas. But also can live in
the Artic Tundra, Grassland and Alaska. |
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| Range |
| The range of the moose is Maine, Wyoming, New Hampshire, Montana,
Idaho, Colorado, Minnesota and Michigan. |
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| Food |
| Moose browse for their food. Moose prefer to feed on twigs and
leaves. Their favorite food is the dwarf willow. |
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Picture found at: www.adventurelakelodge.com/other%20animals.htm
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| Life Cycle |
| After the cow has been pregnant she gives birth to a 25-30 pound calf.
The calf is born with it's eyes open and is able to nurse in about one
hour. In three or four days it is able to walk and follow its mother.
When the moose is 10 days old it can outrun a person. Between the
time they are born and the first two weeks of life they are most likely to die. For
the first month the moose calf will gain two pounds a day and after that
they will gain four pounds a day! The calves are weaned at five
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| Survival |
| To survive moose need an area with plants, berries, open land and
wetlands. |
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| Facts |
- Moose are the largest member of the deer family
- A moose can run 35 mph. for 1/4 of a mile and 20 mph for a mile steadily.
- A male will dig a hole
to urinate in, after that he will
splash in it so when the wind blows it will carry his sent to the
female.
- Moose loose their antlers in the spring and grow them back every
year.
- Moose breed in the fall.
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| Human Impact |
| People hunt moose. We also hit over 100 moose ever
year with cars. Moose when they have to cross the road do not see cars coming
at them and get hit and die. Some people enjoy eating moose.
People also hunt moose for
trophies. |
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Some resources that I used were:
Book: Moose By Jack Denton and Ozzie Sweet
Online: Google. com for pictures and information!!
Background from: www. pixelwit.com
Clipart from: www.grsites.com
