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==Reproduction==

==Reproduction==

[[File:moose.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Bull moose in velvet]]

[[File:moose.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Bull moose in velvet]]

Moose breed in the fall with the peak of the ''rutting'' activities coming in late [[September]] and early [[October]]. During mating season, males splash their bells with urine-soaked mud to attract females. <ref>http://portlandme.about.com/cs/moose/a/MooseMating.htm</ref> Adult males joust during the rut by bringing their antlers together and pushing. Serious battles are rare. Bulls may receive a few punctures or other damage and occasionally die from their wounds. The winner usually mates with all the females. By late October, once the adult males have exhausted their summer accumulation of fat and their desire for female company, they begin feeding. Antlers are shed as early as [[November]], but mostly in [[December]] and [[January]].

Moose breed in the fall with the peak of the ''rutting'' activities coming in late [[September]] and early [[October]]. During mating season, males splash their bells with urine-soaked mud to attract females.<ref>http://portlandme.about.com/cs/moose/a/MooseMating.htm</ref> Adult males joust during the rut by bringing their antlers together and pushing. Serious battles are rare. Bulls may receive a few punctures or other damage and occasionally die from their wounds. The winner usually mates with all the females. By late October, once the adult males have exhausted their summer accumulation of fat and their desire for female company, they begin feeding. Antlers are shed as early as [[November]], but mostly in [[December]] and [[January]].

Newborn calves weigh 28 to 35 pounds and within two months grow to over 400 pounds.  Calves is generally reddish brown fading to a lighter rust color within a few weeks.  

Newborn calves weigh 28 to 35 pounds and within two months grow to over 400 pounds.  Calves is generally reddish brown fading to a lighter rust color within a few weeks.  

According to the ''Life of Venerable Macarius of Unzha'', in 1439 the Miracle of the Moose saved the saint and his companions from starvation. While traveling, they ran out of food. They captured a trapped moose, but because it was a fast time Venerable Macarius made them cut its right ear off and release it instead of eating it, and told them the animal would come again at the Feast of St Peter and St Paul in three days’ time. When the day arrived, the moose duly returned in response to Macarius’ prayers, and surrendered itself for slaughter.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_of_the_Moose</ref>

According to the ''Life of Venerable Macarius of Unzha'', in 1439 the Miracle of the Moose saved the saint and his companions from starvation. While traveling, they ran out of food. They captured a trapped moose, but because it was a fast time Venerable Macarius made them cut its right ear off and release it instead of eating it, and told them the animal would come again at the Feast of St Peter and St Paul in three days’ time. When the day arrived, the moose duly returned in response to Macarius’ prayers, and surrendered itself for slaughter.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_of_the_Moose</ref>

The [[astronomer]] [[Tycho Brahe]] had a pet moose. The moose appears in a correspondence between Brahe and Lantgrave Wilhelm of Kassel in [[Germany]], in which they discuss moose and reindeer. Brahe described how his tame moose had climbed the stairs of the castle of Landskrona, where he had taken it in order to entertain the lord of the castle. However, sadly, the moose then drank such huge quantities of [[beer]] that it fell down the stairs, broke a leg, and died. <ref>http://www.nada.kth.se/%7Efred/tycho/nose.html</ref>

The [[astronomer]] [[Tycho Brahe]] had a pet moose. The moose appears in a correspondence between Brahe and Lantgrave Wilhelm of Kassel in [[Germany]], in which they discuss moose and reindeer. Brahe described how his tame moose had climbed the stairs of the castle of Landskrona, where he had taken it in order to entertain the lord of the castle. However, sadly, the moose then drank such huge quantities of [[beer]] that it fell down the stairs, broke a leg, and died.<ref>http://www.nada.kth.se/%7Efred/tycho/nose.html</ref>

The [[United States Progressive Party of 1912]] was nicknamed the [[‘Bull Moose party’]]. It was formed by [[Theodore Roosevelt]] when he lost the Republican nomination to [[Howard Taft]] during the 1912 presidential election campaign. Roosevelt, a hearty outdoors type, retorted to reporters who suggested he was not fit for the office that he was "fit as a bull moose". Ironically for such a masculine-sounding party, it had more women in leadership positions than any previous party and strongly advocated women’s rights. This led both the [[Republican]] and [[Democrat]] candidates to do the same. The [[Vermont Progressive Party]] still uses a moose as their [[logo]].

The [[United States Progressive Party of 1912]] was nicknamed the [[‘Bull Moose party’]]. It was formed by [[Theodore Roosevelt]] when he lost the Republican nomination to [[Howard Taft]] during the 1912 presidential election campaign. Roosevelt, a hearty outdoors type, retorted to reporters who suggested he was not fit for the office that he was "fit as a bull moose". Ironically for such a masculine-sounding party, it had more women in leadership positions than any previous party and strongly advocated women’s rights. This led both the [[Republican]] and [[Democrat]] candidates to do the same. The [[Vermont Progressive Party]] still uses a moose as their [[logo]].

==Moose in popular culture==

==Moose in popular culture==

The moose is the official animal of [[Canada]], [[Sweden]], [[Norway]] and the State of [[Maine]]. It is also the mascot of the [[Seattle Mariners]] baseball team, Monchegorsk in [[Lapland]] and the City of Dryden in [[Ontario]]. <ref>http://www.cityofdryden.on.ca/max.shtml</ref> [[Toronto]] displayed and then auctioned over 500 moose statues in 2000, to attract tourists and generate funds for the Canadian [[Olympics]].

The moose is the official animal of [[Canada]], [[Sweden]], [[Norway]] and the State of [[Maine]]. It is also the mascot of the [[Seattle Mariners]] baseball team, Monchegorsk in [[Lapland]] and the City of Dryden in [[Ontario]].<ref>http://www.cityofdryden.on.ca/max.shtml</ref> [[Toronto]] displayed and then auctioned over 500 moose statues in 2000, to attract tourists and generate funds for the Canadian [[Olympics]].

Moose have been portrayed in films on occasion, with the opening sequence to the television series ''Northern Exposure'' being the most familiar to today's audiences<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E5Kzw7RMuU</ref>. In the early 1960's the moose familiar to most Americans was Bullwinkle, star of Jay Ward's animated ''Rocky and Bullwinkle Show''<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65t-OzhlmvE</ref><ref>http://bullwinkle.toonzone.net/</ref>.

Moose have been portrayed in films on occasion, with the opening sequence to the television series ''Northern Exposure'' being the most familiar to today's audiences.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E5Kzw7RMuU</ref>  In the early 1960's the moose familiar to most Americans was Bullwinkle, star of Jay Ward's animated ''Rocky and Bullwinkle Show''.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65t-OzhlmvE</ref><ref>http://bullwinkle.toonzone.net/</ref>

Moose don’t usually thrive in captivity, but in South Portland, Maine, is the world's largest (and perhaps only) life-sized chocolate moose. He's called Lenny, is 8 feet tall and 9 feet long, and is made of 1,700 lbs of milk chocolate. <ref>http://www.lenlibby.com/lenny.htm</ref>

Moose don’t usually thrive in captivity, but in South Portland, Maine, is the world's largest (and perhaps only) life-sized chocolate moose. He's called Lenny, is 8 feet tall and 9 feet long, and is made of 1,700 lbs of milk chocolate.<ref>http://www.lenlibby.com/lenny.htm</ref>

[[The Loyal Order of Moose]] was founded in 1888 as a means of social networking, but now carries out community service projects. It chose moose as its emblem because moose are large powerful animals that are not predators. It has 1.6 million members internationally and several thousand lodges in the US, Canada, the [[UK]] and [[Bermuda]]. Its headquarters are in Mooseheart, [[Illinois]], which has a house for the orphans of members, and they have a home called Moosehaven in [[Florida]], for aged Moose. In the first half of the 20th century, it provided [[social security]] benefits for its largely working-class membership at a time when the government provided no safety net to the wives or children of men who either died or became disabled.  

[[The Loyal Order of Moose]] was founded in 1888 as a means of social networking, but now carries out community service projects. It chose moose as its emblem because moose are large powerful animals that are not predators. It has 1.6 million members internationally and several thousand lodges in the US, Canada, the [[UK]] and [[Bermuda]]. Its headquarters are in Mooseheart, [[Illinois]], which has a house for the orphans of members, and they have a home called Moosehaven in [[Florida]], for aged Moose. In the first half of the 20th century, it provided [[social security]] benefits for its largely working-class membership at a time when the government provided no safety net to the wives or children of men who either died or became disabled.  

==See Also==

==See also==

* [[Deer]], [[Elk]]

* [[Deer]], [[Elk]]

* [[Hunting]] with:

* [[Hunting]] with: