Monday, January 22, 2024

January 22, 2024

I am a female Alaskan Moose
I'm the largest member of the deer family
I can weigh as much as 1,300 pounds
In winter I eat the cambium layer of trees.

Location: Juneau, AK

Date photo taken: Early August, 2012

Sources: https://www.nps.gov/kefj/learn/nature/moose.htm

Photo and text © 2024 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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