Moose how big can it get

Another tiny nuisance is the winter tick. Tick infestations depend on the weather and habitat: Harsh winters mean less ticks the following year; when ticks fall off animals to complete their cycle and there's still snow on the ground, they die. So hard, long winters are great news for moose. When fighting off predators, the antlers, or paddles, don't come into play as much as you would think; a moose's first line of defense is its sharp hooves, which are capable of mortally wounding a wolf or bear.

Paddles are only found on males, and used mainly for fighting and displaying. During mating season in autumn, bulls will cover a lot of ground looking for females to mate with. They establish breeding territory by fighting off other males in the area. The fights are not always fight-to-the-death scenarios, and often a competing moose will back away from a fight if the challenger has a more impressive rack of antlers.

Great paddles are not the only way to find mates; some males with better navigational skills—or just sheer luck—may come across a female by chance and completely skip antler combat. Moose lose their paddles every winter and grow new ones the following spring. Their fuzzy velvet-covered antlers go through a gory transformation, and by October they will have shiny new paddles for competition and display.

Antlers are also a great indicator of age. With each winter, young moose paddles grow in size: nubs become spikes and spikes become full racks. Bulls in their prime, between ages 5 and 8, have the largest racks.

With old age, the antlers become more deformed and less impressive. Just like the moose themselves, antlers can come in different sizes. The paddles are essentially a big bone, so they generally weigh quite a bit; bulls develop muscular necks to help hold up the enormous paddles. A man in Alaska recently posted a video of a moose walking down the road in Alaska, and people are losing their minds over how big he is.

Moose are ungulates, meaning that they have hooves, and are members of the deer family. Sometimes confused with elk or reindeer, they most definitely are in a league of their own. Moose are the largest member of the deer family and are the tallest mammals in North America.

The typical height of a moose, measured from hoof to shoulder, is about five to seven feet, or 1. Despite their large bodies, moose actually have rather short tails. They have a hump on their shoulders and brown or black insulating fur. One physical trait that most associate with moose is antlers, though, in reality, it is only the male members of the species that have them. These antlers are massive, growing up to six feet 1.

After mating season in September and October, they shed their antlers until next year. The video above shows a moose in Alaska, so you can probably guess that these large beasts prefer cooler climates. They like the cold so much, in fact, that you will only find them in places where there is seasonal snow coverage. Females, on the other hand, tend to fall between around to pounds. Obviously, there is going to be some variance in size. Some males and females will fall outside of these ranges, but consider these a baseline.

There is more to size than simply weight, however. Height and length are also important considerations. While ranges can fluctuate, you will find most moose between around 4. Keep in mind that these heights account from ground-to-shoulder, though. A male with his head and antlers raised can be much taller! In terms of length, an average, mature moose can range between seven to a little over ten feet in length!

We mentioned that the world record was still around seven hundred pounds lighter than a Ford Fiesta. That said, consider that even a compact car carries an engine, seating, four tires, etc.

A moose, on the other hand, is skeleton, organs, fur, water, a little bit of fat and a whole lot of muscle. A mature male could also stand a good foot taller than the fiesta at the shoulder.

Now, when compared to a Nissan Titan, the height disparity between the moose and the vehicle evens out a bit. Since most Titans runs around 6.