Fun Facts

• The Alaskan moose carries the largest antlers of any mammal worldwide.  Their antlers can weigh over 70 pounds.
• The Alaskan moose’s hairs are hollow, which helps to insulate them against the cold.
• The Alaskan moose is the largest member of the deer family. A moose can weigh from 600 to 1,300 pounds and stand seven feet tall at the shoulder.
• A moose can swim up to six miles per hour and run up to 35 miles per hour.
• A 100 pound Komodo dragon can eat a 90 pound pig in 20 minutes. In comparison, a 100 pound person would have to eat 320 quarter pound hamburgers in less than 20 minutes to keep up with this incredible carnivore.
• The flap of skin hanging from a moose’s chin is called a “dewlap.”
• If your birthday is in later May or early June, you were born about the same time as most moose are.