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Clubs This bull moose I encountered in some high country in the Tetons is just starting to grow his paddles back after a long alpine winter. They are just small clubs in velvet now, but within three to four months, they have the potential to grow to a span of over a meter! Alces alces,Geotagged,Grand Teton National Park,Mammals,Moose,United States,Wyoming Click/tap to enlarge

Clubs

This bull moose I encountered in some high country in the Tetons is just starting to grow his paddles back after a long alpine winter. They are just small clubs in velvet now, but within three to four months, they have the potential to grow to a span of over a meter!

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  1. View Sunil R Agadi's profile
    Sunil R Agadi
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    Wow , Good introduction. A specie for me. Posted 11 years ago
  2. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Great to find it in this state, nice educational post. By coincidence, today is the first snow day here. Posted 11 years ago

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The Moose

The moose or elk is a member of the New World deer subfamily and is the largest and heaviest extant species in the deer family. Most adult male moose have distinctive broad, palmate antlers; most other members of the deer family have antlers with a dendritic configuration.

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Similar species: Even-toed Ungulates
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Uploaded Dec 4, 2013. Captured Jun 9, 2012 15:36 in Cascade Canyon Trail, Grand Teton National Park, Alta, WY 83414, USA.
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  • Canon PowerShot A2200
  • f/5.9
  • 1/125s
  • ISO400
  • 20mm

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