Moose Fur

Moose

The moose or elk is the world's tallest, largest and heaviest extant species of deer and the only extant species in the genus Alces. It is also the tallest, and the second-largest, land animal in North America, falling short only to the American bison in body mass. Most adult male moose have broad, palmate antlers; most other members of the deer family have pointed antlers with a dendritic ("twig-like") configuration. Moose inhabit the circumpolar boreal forests or temperate broadleaf and mixed forests of the Northern Hemisphere, thriving in cooler, temperate areas as well as subarctic climates.

Fur

Fur is the soft, thick growth of hair that covers the skin of almost all mammals. It consists of a combination of oily guard hair on top and thick underfur beneath. The guard hair keeps moisture from reaching the skin; the underfur acts as an insulating blanket that keeps the animal warm.

moose

Noun

1. The largest member of the deer family (Alces americanus, sometimes included in Alces alces), of which the male has very large, palmate antlers.
2. Any of the extinct moose-like deer of the genera Cervalces and Libralces.

Noun

1. An Asian girl taken as a lover.

fur

Symbol

1. ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Friulian.

Noun

1. The hairy coat of various mammal species, especially when fine, soft and thick.
2. The hairy skins of animals used as a material for clothing.