Colorado Moose

Title

Colorado Moose

Artist

Priscilla Burgers

Medium

Photograph - Photography

Description

"Colorado Moose" is a photograph of a bull moose chowing down on willows near Walden, Colorado. This is the area of Colorado where you are most likely to see moose, although it took a lot of searching to find this one.

The moose (North America) or Eurasian elk (Europe) (Alces alces) is the largest extant species in the deer family. Moose are distinguished by the palmate antlers of the males; other members of the family have antlers with a dendritic ("twig-like") configuration. Moose typically inhabit boreal and mixed deciduous forests of the Northern Hemisphere in temperate to subarctic climates. Moose used to have a much wider range but hunting and other human activities greatly reduced it over the years. Moose have been reintroduced to some of their former habitats. Currently, most moose are found in Canada, Alaska, Scandinavia and Russia. Their diet consists of both terrestrial and aquatic vegetation. The most common moose predators are wolves, bears, and humans. Unlike most other deer species, moose are solitary animals and do not form herds. Although generally slow-moving and sedentary, moose can become aggressive and move surprisingly quickly if angered or startled. Their mating season in the autumn can lead to spectacular fights between males competing for a female.


FAA MOOSE Contest-12/2/2013
First Place

FOREST WILDLIFE Contest - 8/1/2019
Tied with another image of mine for Second Place

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November 16th, 2013

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