Mother Moose

by Wildlife Fine Art

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Mother Moose

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Wildlife Fine Art

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Photograph - Prints / Licensing

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Mother moose and its calf crossing the swift river waters. Protective mother moose is constantly teaching her baby during that first year.The baby stays with its mother until the next calf or calves are born the following year. By summer's end and fall approaching, the fast-growing calves weigh close to 300 pounds.. Within the first 5 months, the moose calf gains up to 4 pounds per day to be strong enough to last in the cold harsh winters. The weight gain is due to the rich milk from their mother which has 3 times more fat than cows milk. Their ears rotate 360 degrees, giving moose excellent focused hearing. Big lips and teeth only on the lower jaw (no upper incisors) allow moose to strip whole branches of their leaves in one swipe. Cow moose will aggressively protect their young from any perceived threat. A cow moose protecting its young can be a very dangerous animal in the wild.This photograph is natural habitat for moose environment. They are mammals that are herbivores which they eat twig ends, leaf, roots and even the bark mainly in the winter months. Willow leaves are a moose favorite, white birch,aspen bark are a few others.

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December 5th, 2016

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