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KENAI MOOSE IMAGE
Photograph by Joel Sartore
A vast laboratory

A bull moose forages for food in Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, where wildlife biologists at the Kenai Moose Research Center study moose ecology, including nutrition, reproductive biology, and the genetics of antler development. “Given a choice, hunters choose animals with the largest antlers,” says biologist Kris Hundertmark, “so we have crafted hunting regulations that allow them to live long enough to mate, and contribute positively to the gene pool.”

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