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    Moose (redirect from Alces alces alces)
    used in Eurasia) (Alces alces) is the world's tallest, largest and heaviest extant species of deer and the only species in the genus Alces. It is also the...
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  • Alces is a genus of moose or elk. It is also the state animal of Alaska, as of May 1, 1998 Alces may also refer to: Biology Alces alces, the binomial...
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    The Western moose (Alces alces andersoni) is a subspecies of moose that inhabits boreal forests and mixed deciduous forests in the Canadian Arctic, western...
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    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...
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    The Caucasian moose, also known as the Caucasian elk (Alces alces caucasicus) is an extinct subspecies of moose found in the Caucasus Mountains of Eastern...
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  • Alces is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original papers on the biology and management of moose (Alces alces) throughout their circumpolar...
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    features with its living relative, the moose (British English "elk", Alces alces) with similarities in its grinding molars, narrow jaw, large mouth cavity...
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    The eastern moose (Alces alces americana) is a subspecies of moose that currently ranges throughout Eastern Canada, New England and northern New York...
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    the genus Cervalces. Its closest living relative is the modern moose (Alces alces). It had palmate antlers that were more complex than those of a moose...
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  • Alces River is a river in the north-eastern part of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is a tributary of the Peace River. Alces River flows...
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  • still alive, as opposed to (all) being extinct. For example: The moose (Alces alces) is an extant species, and the Irish elk (Megaloceros giganteus) is an...
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  • virginianus, which causes damage to the central nervous system. Moose (Alces alces), elk (Cervus canadensis), caribou (Rangifer tarandus), mule deer (Odocoileus...
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    of deer, containing the extant genus Alces and the extinct genera Cervalces and Libralces. Extant genera Alces Extinct genera †Cervalces †Libralces †cervid...
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    Moose milk, also known as elk milk, refers to milk produced by moose (Alces alces). Though it is most commonly consumed by moose calves, its production...
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    the Baltic states. Although once thought to be a species specific to Alces alces, they have recently been found in western roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)...
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    (Rangifer tarandus) but is primarily known as a serious pest of moose (Alces alces). As early as 1909, Ernest Thompson Seton described the winter tick as...
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    word "elk" originally referred to the European variety of the moose, Alces alces, but was transferred to Cervus canadensis by North American colonists...
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  • Greek mythology, Alces (Ancient Greek: Ἄλκης means 'strength') was an Egyptian prince as one of the sons of King Aegyptus. Alces's mother was an Arabian...
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    gulo), cougar (Puma concolor), Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis), moose (Alces alces), and bison (Bison bison). Order: Didelphimorphia Family: Didelphidae...
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  • January 2, 2008. Retrieved November 27, 2009. Franzmann, A. W. (1981). Alces alces. Mammalian Species, 1-7. "Cervus elaphus". Animal Diversity Web. University...
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  • Proto-Germanic *alhiz ~ *algiz (variants *elhaz ~ *elhōn), meaning 'elk (Alces alces)'. It might thus be cognate with the Old Norse elgr, from the type *algiz...
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    military units of cavalrymen mounted on moose (AKA Eurasian elk, Alces alces alces) rather than the more usual horses. Some sources[who?] state that...
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  • Ornativalva alces is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Oleksiy V. Bidzilya in 2009. It is found in Uzbekistan. Savela, Markku. "Ornativalva...
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    elaphus), roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), Sika deer (Cervus nippon), moose (Alces alces), and caribou (Rangifer caribou)." They occur across the entirety of...
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    Norwegian), is the world's second-tallest sculpture of an elk/moose (Alces alces). It is near the village of Atna in Stor-Elvdal, Innlandet, Norway. It...
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    formally named as Alce gigantea by Johann Friedrich Blumenbach in his Handbuch der Naturgeschichte in 1799, with Alce being a variant of Alces, the Latin name...
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    mammals in the subarctic regions, the most important being elk, moose (Alces alces), bears, reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), and wolves (Canis lupus). Agriculture...
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    Trapping pits are deep pits dug into the ground, or built from stone, in order to trap animals. European rock drawings and cave paintings reveal that bear...
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  • genera, and to remove apparent errors. Common names may be ambiguous. Not Alces alces, called "elk" in Eurasia, and "moose" in North America; nor Cervus canadensis...
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  • within the deer family. Elk may also refer to: Eurasian elk or moose (Alces alces), the largest extant species in the deer family Irish elk (Megaloceros...
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