许多驼鹿的亚种都原产自挪威、瑞典、芬兰、俄罗斯、爱沙尼亚、拉脱维亚、立陶宛、波兰、美国和加拿大。它们栖息在北方的落叶地区，主食为树木和木本植物的嫩芽。驼鹿是具有厚重棕色毛皮和显著颈部肉峰的巨型鹿类，有着独特的鼻部。阿拉斯加驼鹿是体型最大的亚种，雄性体型极大，肩高介于 1.7 至 2.3 米之间，头部加身体的长度为 2.4 至 3.1 米，体重为 380 至 700 公斤。成年雄性驼鹿具有大型掌状鹿角，上面根据时节可能会有茸毛覆盖。阿拉斯加驼鹿的鹿角约 1.4 至 1.8 米宽。雌性驼鹿的体型相仿，但体重要少得多，通常介于 200 至 490 公斤之间，且没有鹿角。
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The moose is the largest and heaviest species of deer.
The calls of the female moose during mating season can be heard 3.2km away.
The tongue, gums and lips of the moose are very tough to allow them to pick through and chew very woody material.
Moose have no upper front teeth but very sharp lower front teeth.
During the mating season male moose may become so aggressive that they will attack indiscriminately; they have been known to attack humans, wolves, deer and bears. Moose attacks are the most frequent kind of animal attack in the Americas.
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