Moose By Ethan Bogert Fun Facts about Moose

Moose By: Ethan Bogert

Fun Facts about Moose The males and females are both the same size but there weights are different Moose are herbivores Moose can hold up to 112 LB of food in there stomach Moose have only 32 teeth Moose have bad eye sight but good hearing and smell Moose are good swimmers they can swim 6 miles per hour with out resting for two hours straight • Moose are fast runners they run at 35 miles per hour • Moose antlers are for attracting mates • Moose live 15 -25 years in the wild and 20 -25 years old in captivity • • •

How Moose got there Name The name moose has originated from the Algonquian Eastern Abnaki named 'moz' which means twig eater. They are often known as large northern deer with huge flattened antlers (found in males). They survive in boreal and mixed deciduous forests of the Northern Hemisphere. Moose is the largest species in the deer family

Where moose live In North America, the moose range includes almost all of Canada (excluding the arctic and Vancouver Island), most of Alaska, northern New England upstate New York, the upper Rocky Mountains, northern Minnesota, Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and Isle Royale in Lake Superior.

How big Moose antlers are Moose are the largest of all the deer species. Males are immediately recognizable by their huge antlers, which can spread 6 feet (1. 8 meters) from end to end. Moose have long faces and muzzles that dangle over their chins. A flap of skin known as a bell sways beneath each moose's throat.