By: Ashley Morgan. An moose is the largest species of the deer family. In Europe they are more commonly known as Elk. Moose were successfully introduced.

By: Ashley Morgan

Moose

FactsAn moose is the

largest species of the deer family.

In Europe they are more commonly

known as Elk.

Moose were successfully introduced in

Newfoundland in 1904.

Males & Females

Bull

Calf

Cow

Types There are six types of moose, they include:

European Moose

Eastern Moose

Western Moose

Siberian Moose

Alaska Moose

Shiras Moose

LocationNorth America, moose can be found in almost all of Canada and most of Alaska.In Europe, they are found in large numbers throughout Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Baltic States.

Yummy!All moose are herbivores.

In order for a moose to maintain it’s body weight it must eat 9,770 calories (50-60

pounds) a day.

SizeOn average, an adult moose stands 6–7 ft.

Males weigh 850–1580 pounds

Females weigh 600–800  pounds.

Referenceshttp://www.mooseworld.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moose

http://homepage.univie.ac.at/horst.prillinger/blog/p3/moose-1.jpg

http://www.cutemoose.net/moose_facts.htm