334 BACKBONED ANIMALS, 
ests, The antlers are thick and stubby, and vary greatly 
in individuals. 
Fic. 357.—Wapiti (Cervus Canadensis). 
The reindeer of Arctic Europe are about four feet 
long and three high, and the females also have horns. In 
the summer their fur is brown and in winter lighter—a 
protective measure. 
The moose (Alce Americanus) (Fig. 358) is the largest 
of the family, having immense broad antlers, that alone 
weigh nearly eighty pounds, and resemble in shape the pine- 
branches of the northern forests. Their muzzle is broad 
and long, the legs long, the shoulders and neck covered by 
a thick growth of coarse hair. Their color is a grayish 
brown. They are extremely fleet, and step so high in 
running that they pass over a five-foot wall or fence with- 
