📸 PhotoPhoto: Ryan Hagerty · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons Source
Moose
Alces alces (Moose · ヘラジカ)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 In 1983, 152,000 moose were harvested in Sweden, accounting for 14 percent of the country's total meat consumption (Animal Diversity Web).
- 💡 In Alaska, moose hunters contribute 31 million dollars annually to the local economy, and captive moose are also milked in parts of Russia and Sweden (Animal Diversity Web).
- 💡 Its maximum adult weight of 771 kg equals about 39 bags of 20 kg rice (Comparison).
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.
📖 1. Overview
The moose is the largest member of the deer family, living in snowy northern forests. Its horse-sized body and drooping muzzle stand out.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
Long, slender legs support its massive body, while its neck is short and thick with humped shoulders. The upper lip overhangs the lower lip, and a furred flap of skin called a "bell" hangs beneath the throat.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
It feeds on woody stems and twigs in winter, switching to leaves and fresh shoots in summer. It is the most solitary of the deer species and is most active around sunrise and sunset.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
No direct record connecting this species to Korea has been found.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List LC (2016) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/56003281/22157381
- • IUCN Red List category LC — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • mammaldiversity.org — 1006285
- • iucnredlist.org — 22157381
- • wikidata.org — Q35517
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:A male moose takes a rest in a field during a light rai
- • animaldiversity.org — Alces alces
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Xavier Giroux-Bougard · Public Domain Mark 1.0
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.