page_title: Moose
section_title: Predators
hierarchical_section_title: Moose / Predators
caption_attribution_description: English: A Siberian saddle from the Iron age depicting a moose being attacked by a siberian tiger
context_page_description: A moose is a large deer. Some authorities put the American moose in a different species, Alces americanus.
  A male moose is called a bull, a female moose is called a cow, and a young moose is called a calf. A group of moose is called a herd. The plural form of moose is "moose”. Some people jokingly use the word “meese” based on “goose” and “geese”.
  Moose live in northern Europe, Asia, and in North America. Moose usually live in areas with lakes, marshes and swamps. They also live in mountain ranges.
context_section_description: A full-grown moose has few natural enemies. Siberian tigers prey on adult moose. Wolves also pose a threat, especially to females with calves. Brown bears are known to prey on moose, although bears are more likely to take over a wolf kill or to take young moose than to hunt adult moose on their own. American black bears and cougars can take moose calves and can sometimes kill adult cows. Wolverine are most likely to eat moose as carrion but have killed moose, including adults, when the moose are weakened by harsh winter conditions. Killer whales are the moose's only known marine predator. They have been known to prey on moose swimming between islands off North America's northwest coast.
caption: Iron Age saddle from Siberia, depicting a moose being hunted by a Siberian tiger.
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