Moose Encounter

We took a road trip recently traveling through back roads of Wyoming and into Colorado.

And wouldn’t you know we saw a momma moose and her calf.

They were distracted by something else and didn’t pay much attention to us. We kept our distance anyhow.

We drove off, made our way around the corner and there was another one all brushed up in the willows.

This was my first sighting of a moose and it was super cool to watch them move so gracefully around the land and in the tall brush.

A few moose facts:
-Moose are the largest of all the deer species.
-The flap of skin that sways beneath each moose’s throat is known as a bell
-Their hooves act as snowshoes to support themselves in soft snow and in muddy or marshy ground.
-Moose are at home in the water and, despite their staggering bulk, are good swimmers.
-Females give birth to one or two calves in the spring—each weighing some 30 pounds.
-Calves grow quickly and can outrun a person by the time they are just five days old.
(Thanks for the info NatGeo!)

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