This is a very interesting encounter for a couple reasons: #1 - I was able to witness a mother running off what appeared to be her yearling. Moose are known to do this when they're ready to mate ...
This is a very interesting encounter for a couple reasons: #1 - I was able to witness a mother running off what appeared to be her yearling. Moose are known to do this when they're ready to mate again. There was a big bull wandering ahead of the mother and yearling, and so it made sense when I saw mother chasing off the younger moose. But in a big plot twist, and reason #2 why I love this encounter so much is that several months later I spotted the same moose that is missing part of her left ear (aka "Broken Ear"). In the May 2021 encounter, she's with an ~11 month old, but the moose she's chasing away here is clearly older than a year. And, it would mean she has a six month old calf at this point, but it is nowhere to be seen. In the May encounter, I name the little one "Goofball" because of his goofy and inquisitive nature that day. But, there's a disconnect somewhere which makes me wonder who the young moose is in this image and where was the little one during this close encounter with her?
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