Labels:text | screenshot | font OCR: Calves will gain up to 300 pounds during their first summer. During fall and winter, moose consume large quantities of willow, birch, and aspen twigs and also aspen bark. In some areas, a "hedge" or browse line six to eight feet above the ground is made by clipping most of the terminal shoots of favored food species. During the summer, moose feed on vegetation in shallow ponds and on the leaves of birch, willow, and aspen trees, consuming as much as 50 pounds per day. While moose may appear as docile, lumbering creatures, they can be very dangerous, particularly if it is a cow defending her calf or a bull during the rut. More people are injured by moose each year in Alaska than by bears, in part because moose approach populated areas more readily than bears. As with any wild animal do not ...
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