CERVIDAE
MOOSE Alces alces
Yang, 3rd Trine, Fixed Element Fire
1918 1930 1942 1954 1966 1978 1990 2002 2014 2026
Cheerful, popular, quick-witted, changeable, earthy, perceptive, talkative, agile—mentally and physically, magnetic, intelligent, astute, flexible, open-minded. Can be fickle, arrogant, childish, anxious, rude, gullible, stubborn.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae
Genus: Alces
Species: A. alces
Binomial name: Alces alces
Description: The largest species in the deer family
Characteristics: Distinguished by their palmate antlers of the males; other members of the family have antlers with a dendritic (twig-like) configuration.
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Behavior: Generally slow-moving and sedentary moose can become aggressive and move surprisingly fast if angered or startled.
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Distribution: Moose typically inhabit boreal and mixed deciduous forests of the Northern Hemisphere in temperateto subarctic climates.
Habitat: Moose typically inhabit boreal and mixed deciduous forests of the Northern Hemisphere in temperate to subarctic climates.
Diet: Terrestrial and aquatic vegetation.
Reproduction: Their mating season in the autumn can lead to spectacular fights between the males competing for theright to mate with a particular female.
Predators: Wolf, bears, human
