Moose Mrs. Main Period 9. Where can you find a moose? North America and Europe.
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Moose
Mrs. MainPeriod 9
Where can you find a moose?
North America and Europe
Movement
Top speed is 35 mph Walks on four legs with hooves – front legs are longer than back legs
MovementGood swimmers – can swim
up to 6 mph – can stay under for 30 seconds They move in a herd
Chemical activities
Doesn’t have incisors so it has to rip off bark and uses hooves to scrap through snow in the winter for moss
Eats 40-60 lbs. each day
Chemical Activities
Herbivores(they eat vegetation)such as grass, plants, branches and bark from trees
Warm-blooded mammal that breathes with lungs
Growth and development
Life span is 15-20
Weight is 800-1,200 LBSSize is 6-7 ft. tall
Growth and development
Male is called a “bull” with 4-5 ft antlers that they shed each year
Baby moose is called a “calf” – has reddish fur which turns brown
Responding to the environment
Bothered by humans
Knocks them down to kick and stomp until they stop moving
Too hot, too many flies
Go into a pond or lake
Responding to the environment
Male threatens male
Show or fight with antlers
Females make a deep call
Males are attracted
Reproduction
Mating season is early fall and gestation lasts for 8
months
Usually have 1 calf
(twins and triplets are rare)
Reproduction
Gives birth in the spring or summer
Calf stays with the mom until the next mating season
Interesting facts
Also known as elk – largest member of the deer family
Has a dewlap hanging from its throat
Interesting facts
Hair is hollow to keep them warm
Good hearing and sense of smell – bad sight because they are nearsighted
Thanks for listening!Hope you learned how a moose
is a living thing!