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media type="custom" key="3406882"Moose New Feature: Click on the blue words to hear the word pronounced or to read its definition.

 What do they look like?  The moose is the largest member of the deer family and the tallest [|mammal] in North America. It stands six feet tall from shoulders to feet. Females weigh between 800 to 1,300 pounds and males weigh 1,200 to 1,600 pounds. The moose has long, thick, light brown to dark brown fur. Moose hair is [|hollow], which helps keep the moose warm. The moose has long legs. Its front legs are longer than its back legs. This helps it jump over fallen trees and other forest [|debris]. It has a long head with a large nose and upper lip and a [|dewlap] hanging on its throat. It has small ears, large [|nostrils] on its [|muzzle] and a small tail. It has powerful shoulder muscles that give it a humpbacked appearance.



 What do they eat?  Moose is a term for "twig eater." The moose is a [|browser]. In warm months it eats the leaves, twigs and buds of trees and shrubs. It also feeds on water plants like water lilies. In the winter the moose browses on woody plants like the twigs and bark of willow, balsam, birch, aspen and dogwood trees.  What is the life cycle of a moose?  Moose mate in early fall. During mating season, females attract males with their deep calls and strong scent. Bull moose use their antlers in threat displays when they are fighting over females. Sometimes they will get into a pushing fight with their antlers. These fights rarely get too serious because the antlers could catch together and both moose could die. When mating season is over, the moose's antlers will fall off. Mice and other rodents will gnaw on the antlers because they are a good source of calcium.



 Where does the moose live?  The moose lives in forested areas where there is snow cover in the winter and nearby lakes, bogs, swamps, streams and ponds. The moose's large size makes [|survival] in warm climates difficult and they have difficulty when temperatures rise above 80 degrees Fahrenheit. In the summer they cool off in the water.

<span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 180%; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); text-align: center; display: block;"> What does the moose like to do? <span style="font-size: 180%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> The moose is active in the day, especially at [|dawn] and <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">[|dusk]. It has very poor eyesight but good hearing and an excellent sense of smell. It is a very good swimmer and can swim as fast as six miles an hour in the water. The moose is usually a peaceful animal but can become <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">[|aggressive] when it is threatened.

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