Moose is the largest and tallest deer in the world, with 2 species and 8 subspecies.

Moose's name means that its shoulders are higher than its hips, similar to camels, and it is characterized by male palm antlers. It is a typical herbivore in the coniferous forest in the sub-cold zone, living alone or in small groups, and mostly moving in the morning and evening. Distributed in northern Eurasia and northern North America, different subspecies have different coat colors.

distribution range

Moose usually live in coniferous forests and mixed forests with temperate to subarctic climate in the northern hemisphere. In China, they are only distributed in Daxing 'anling and northern Xiaoxing 'anling. In North America, they are distributed in Canada, Alaska, most parts of New England, the Rocky Mountains, northeastern Minnesota, Upper Peninsula in Michigan and Royal Island in Lake Superior, as far south as Colorado.

Moose was successfully introduced to Newfoundland in 1904, and now it has become the largest number of ungulates in the area, but it failed in AntiCosti Island in St. Lawrence Bay. 19 10 The 10 moose introduced into New Zealand fjords is believed to have disappeared.