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seen in the homes of the wealthy and is recognized by the widely 

 spreading, flat antlers and the curiously shaped muzzle. The moose 

 can be raised under domestication and becomes tame and affectionate. 

 It's chief use is as a beast of burden and it is easily handled and driven. 



FIG. 175. The Alaska moose, Alces americanus gigas. This is the largest of 

 the deer family and reaches the size of a large horse. (From Osgood, The Came 

 Resources of Alaska.) 



It is swifter than the reindeer and has such endurance that it has been 

 known to draw a sleigh 234 miles in a single day. 



The elk or Wapiti, Cervus canadensis, Fig. 176, is the largest of 

 the round-horn deer and is next to the moose in size. It formerly 

 ranged over almost the entire United States and part of Canada. Its 



