. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. THE MOOSE 141 Regarding the weight of adult Moose, very few exact observations have been recorded, or oth- erwise made available. A large Maine Moose killed by W. L. Miller of Bangor, weighed 1,123 pounds. A dressed carcass weighed by S. L. Crosby showed a weight of 1,009 pounds. (Rec- reation Magazine, IV, p. 89.) By the time a Moose calf is a year old, it has taken on the colors of adult life, which consist of a mixture of blackish-brown on the head, neck and body, and ye
. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. THE MOOSE 141 Regarding the weight of adult Moose, very few exact observations have been recorded, or oth- erwise made available. A large Maine Moose killed by W. L. Miller of Bangor, weighed 1,123 pounds. A dressed carcass weighed by S. L. Crosby showed a weight of 1,009 pounds. (Rec- reation Magazine, IV, p. 89.) By the time a Moose calf is a year old, it has taken on the colors of adult life, which consist of a mixture of blackish-brown on the head, neck and body, and yellowish-gray on the legs and under parts. The hair and mane is long, coarse sense than any other species of deer with which I am acquainted. Owing to the pecuHar nature of the digestive organs of this animal, it cannot live long upon ordinary grass or hay, even when supplemented with the best tree-branches that its own native forests can supply. It is my behef that vigorous daily exercise is vitally necessary to the proper digestion and assimilation of their food. In captivity, even when fed on fresh green browse of the choicest variety, which they eat with relish, they usually die of gastro-enteritis, or inflamma-. DISTRIBUTION OF THE MOOSE IN NORTH ., IN 1903. and stiff, and lies more like a thatch of straw than genuine hair. On the neck and shoulders it is six inches long. Under the throat hangs a long, ornamental strip of hair-covered skin, four inches long, called a "; In the adult male animal this bell is sometimes a foot in length. The female Moose has no antlers, but in bulk she almost equals the proportions of the male. Out of every thousand females, only one has a "; In captivity the Moose is naturally a docile animal, not foolishly nervous like most deer, but steady, confiding and affectionate. Moose are easily handled, and trained to drive in harness, and in contact with man manifest more common- tion of the stomach and intestin
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