Be aware that this dark-colored animal does not show up well at night. Most sightings occur at dusk or dawn. Though usually solitary, travelling singly or in small family units of a cow and a calf, several may gather to feed near lakes or streams. Breeding, or rutting season lasts from mid-September through October. Calves are born In May or June, and remain with their mother until next year s birthing.
Twins are the norm for healthy adult cows.
In the wild. Some causes of death, aside from legal hunting, include collisions with cars, poaching, parasites, and malnutrition due to gum disease. Moose prefer browsing on trees and shrubs, usually maple and aspen, year round. During summer months, they eat succulent, sodium rich, aquatic vegetation in or near swamps, bogs, and wet forest edges. Permanent wildlife openings and cleared areas resulting from timber harvest benefit the moose by making small trees and shrubs more easily available.