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Moose warning signs are used on roads in regions where there is a danger of collision with the animal.

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Demonstratively, Highway 7 between Fredericton and Saint John, which has one of the highest incidences of moose collisions in the province, does not have these fences, although it is extremely well signed (DT 2007).

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Trapping moose in pits is an extremely effective hunting method, and as early as the sixteenth century the Norwegian government tried to restrict their use.

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Moose are typical of boreal and mixed deciduous forests of the Northern Hemisphere in temperate to subarctic climates.

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The main body of the moose will then collide with the windshield, often with disastrous effect to both motorist and animal.

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Similarly, during mating season, bull moose also may charge people and even cars (NW 2007).

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Moose eat mostly young shoots and leaves of willow and birch, tree bark, water plants (such as Arnicus brucitus), and during winter, mast, which are fallen nuts of forest trees.

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The moose can live approximately 20 years or more in the wild (SNP 2007).

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Such collisions are often fatal for both the moose and motorist.

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Moose have been successfully introduced on the island of Newfoundland in 1904, where they are now the dominant ungulate, and somewhat less successfully on Anticosti Island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

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The moose (plural "moose") is the largest extant species (Alces alces) of deer (family Cervidae) in the world.

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Male moose (bulls) normally weigh 540 to 720 kg (1200–1600 lbs) and females (cows) usually about 400 kg (880 lb).

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Moose add to the wonder of nature for humans, with these giant animals even being observed swimming and diving underwater for up to a minute to get plants to eat.

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Nevertheless, there have been reported sightings that were thought to be false until moose hair samples were found by a New Zealand scientist in 2002 (Oldham 2005).

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The male moose's antlers arise as cylindrical beams projecting on each side at right angles to the middle line of the skull, which after a short distance divide in a fork-like manner.

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Domestication of moose was investigated in the Soviet Union before World War II.

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The great length of the legs gives the moose a decidedly lanky appearance.

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Moose are extremely strong swimmers and are known to dive underwater in lakes and ponds in order to pull up plants from the bottom.

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A moose's body structure, with a large heavy body suspended on long spindly legs, makes these animals particularly dangerous when hit by motor vehicles.

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An Alaskan moose discovered in 1897 holds the record for the largest known modern deer; it was a male standing 2.34 m (7.7 feet) at the shoulders and weighing 825 kg (1815 lb).

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Ten moose were also introduced in Fiordland, New Zealand in 1910, but have been believed to have died off.

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Excavations in Alby, Sweden, adjacent to the Stora Alvaret, have yielded antlers in wooden hut remains from 6000 B.C.E., indicating some of the earliest moose hunting in northern Europe.

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The usual stride of a moose is a shambling trot but, when pressed, they can break into a gallop and reach speeds of up to 55 kilometers per hour (34 miles per hour).

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European rock drawings and cave paintings reveal that the moose has been hunted since the stone age.

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During the winter, wolves have an easier time preying on moose as the snow is deep and ponds and lakes freeze over, making it is easy for moose to slip and fall.

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The primary predators of moose are black and grizzly bears and wolves, but cougars and wolverines have been known to hunt them as well.

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In an advertising campaign, the Swedish car manufacturers Volvo and Saab warned people of buying Japanese cars by stating "There are no moose in Japan."

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The male moose will drop its antlers after mating season in order to conserve energy for the winter season.

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The pits are normally found in large groups, crossing the moose's regular paths and stretching over several kilometers.

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The usual stride of a moose is a shambling trot but, when pressed, they can break into a gallop and reach speeds of up to 55 kilometers per hour (34 miles per hour).

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