The Alaska moose (Alces alces gigas), or Alaskan moose in Alaska, or giant moose and Yukon moose in Canada, is a subspecies of moose that ranges from Alaska to western Yukon. The Alaska moose is the largest subspecies of moose. [ 1 ]

How big is a moose? The male moose, also known as the bull, boasts an average height of 6.5 to 7 feet at the shoulder and can weigh upwards of 1600 pounds. Some can get even bigger. These enormous animals have huge antlers that are up to 6 feet wide.

2023年9月4日 · The largest moose ever recorded in the world was an Alaskan moose that weighed 1,808 pounds. The giant was killed in Yukon in September 1897 and had a shoulder height of 7.6 feet, easily making it a record breaker, according to …

2016年10月13日 · The largest extant subspecies of the deer family along with the Chukotka moose, the Alaska moose inhabits most of Northwestern North America. While the males have antlers, like many other deer species, they lose their antlers around December & January, and regain them during the spring.

2023年8月20日 · The largest moose ever recorded in the world can be traced back to none other than the Alaskan moose subspecies. This giant of a moose was hunted and killed in the Yukon in September of 1897. As you learned above, the average shoulder height for an adult moose is around 6.5 feet.

2018年3月15日 · Gigas means “giant,” and the Alaska moose is the largest of its species. An adult male moose stands six to seven feet tall at the shoulder, is nine feet long from head to rump, and can weigh as much as 1,600 pounds (females can reach 1,300 pounds).

2023年8月25日 · Do you know of the largest moose ever caught in Alaska? Learn more about the exact size of this giant in this complete guide!

Cervalces latifrons, the broad-fronted moose, or the giant moose[3] was a giant species of deer that inhabited Europe and Asia during the Pleistocene epoch. It is thought to be the ancestor of the modern moose, as well as the extinct North American Cervalces scotti.

2024年6月13日 · The Alaska moose is also known as the Yukon moose in Canada and the “giant moose” because it is the biggest of all the subspecies. These moose live in boreal and mixed deciduous forests in ...

The Alaska moose is the largest subspecies of moose. Alaska moose inhabit boreal forests and mixed deciduous forests throughout most of Alaska and most of Western Yukon. Like all moose subspecies, the Alaska moose is usually solitary but sometimes will form small herds.