21 Facts About Bull Moose

1. Bull Moose often show aggression to other animals as well; especially predators.

2. Bull Moose are subject to various diseases and forms of parasitism.

3. Bull Moose are the only deer that are capable of feeding underwater.

4. Bull Moose became extinct in Britain during the Bronze Age, long before the European arrival in the Americas.

5. Bull Moose have been reintroduced to some of their former habitats.

6. Bull Moose typically inhabit boreal forests and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests of the Northern Hemisphere in temperate to subarctic climates.

7. Bull Moose must consume 9770 calories per day to maintain their body weight.

8. Bull Moose are herbivores, and eat many different types of plants, fruit, and bark.

9. Bull Moose have a long flap of skin beneath their throat called a bell.

10. Bull Moose is a species of deer located in the Northern Hemisphere, specifically in Alaska, Canada, and Europe.

11. Bull Moose are the largest living member of the deer family.

12. Bull Moose can be distinguished by different sizes and antler shapes.

13. Bull Moose have a much smaller menace to worry about: parasites.

14. Bull Moose can stay under water for 30 seconds when swimming.

15. Bull Moose are considered the least social animal, according to ADW.

16. Bull Moose are the largest members of the deer family, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

17. Bull Moose can live into their late teens, but rarely live past 20, according to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.

18. Bull Moose spent two weeks recuperating before returning to the campaign trail.

19. Bull Moose spoke for 90 minutes before completing his speech and accepting medical attention.

20. Bull Moose received 88 electoral votes, compared to 435 for Wilson and 8 for Taft.

21. Bull Moose had selected Taft, his Secretary of War, to succeed him as presidential candidate and Taft easily won the 1908 presidential election.