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Valerius Geist
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Professor Emeritus of Environmental Science, Faculty of Environmental Design, The University of Calgary. Author of Deer of the World and Mule Deer Country.

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Adult male moose with large antlers stands in shallow water while foraging at Sandy Stream Pond in Baxter State Park, Maine.
Moose, (Alces alces), largest member of the deer family Cervidae (order Artiodactyla). Moose are striking in appearance because of their towering size, black colour, long legs, pendulous muzzle, and dangling hairy dewlap (called a bell) and the immense, wide, flat antlers of old bulls. The name…
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