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MOOSE DEER. 
DIMENSIONS. 
Feet. 
From point of nose to root of tail, - - - . 6 
Tail (vertebr®), 
Tail to end of hair, 
From shoulder to point of hoof, - - . 4 
Height of ear, j 
From point of nose to interior canthus of eye, - - 1 
Weight of horns, 56 pounds. 
Weight of the whole anijnal, from 800 to 1200 pounds. 
Inches. 
11 
8 
H 
6 
2 
10 
Dimensions of a Male procured in Ontario County, N. Y., in 1 806. 
Feet. Inches. 
Length from point of nose to root of tail, - - - 7 2 
“ of tail, 
Height at shoulder, - -..-..50O 
Width of horns at tip, 2 3 
Widest part, - 3 1 
Weight of horns, 69 pounds. 
HABITS. 
We were favoured by Me. Kendall, of the Literary Society of Quebec, 
with the following account of the Moose Deer, with which we will begin 
our article on this noble quadruped. 
“ The Moose are abundant to the north of Quebec and in the northern 
parts of the state of Maine. In the neighbourhood of Moose River and the 
lakes in its vicinity, they are Very abundant. In the summer they are fond 
of frequenting lakes and rivers, not only to escape the attacks of in- 
sects which then molest them, but also to avoid injuring their antlers, 
which during their growth are very soft and exquisitely sensitive, and 
besides, such situations afford them abundance of food. 
“ They there feed on the water-plants, or browse upon the trees fringing 
the shores. In the winter they retire to the dry luountain ridges, and 
generally ‘yard’, as it is termed, on the side facing the south, where there are 
abundance of maple and other hard- wood trees upon which to feed, either 
by browsing on the tender twigs or peeling the bark from the stems of 
such as are only three or four inches in diameter. Their long, pendu- 
lous upper lip is admirably adapted for grasping and pulling down the 
branches, w'hich are held between the fore legs until all the twigs are 
eaten. They peel off the bark by placing the hard pad on the roof of the 
