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feathers as he turns to catch a taint in the breeze. 

 In the rutting season, when they are at their 

 best, the body is rusty-black, and the legs greyish. 

 The shoulders and broad chest show tremendous 

 strength, and the hips are stout and clean-cut ; 

 but the great height of a moose is owing chiefly 

 to his long legs and bristly mane. The nostrils 

 in repose are in a collapsed state. The ears 

 come above the horns, not behind, as is usually 

 the case in mounted specimens. In the living 

 animal the nose is a marvel of ugliness, and the 

 surface covered by the olfactory nerves so great 

 that it is doubtful whether there is any other 

 animal whose sense of smell is so highly de- 

 veloped. Like most denizens of the forest, the 

 moose relies far more on its scent than on its 

 sight. The eyes are small and wicked, snapping 

 and gleaming on the slightest provocation, and 

 betray at once the ugly character of their owner. 

 When captured young, moose prove most in- 

 teresting pets, and become very tame. A 

 gentleman in Toronto succeeded in training a 

 pair of moose to drive as a team, and the 

 distance they covered in a short space was 

 something remarkable. In confinement they 

 are dangerous from a trick they have of striking 



