Those Crazy Mooses »
Not only are moose large and lovable, those thousand-pound beauties from Maine attain their size without eating meat. So I don't want to hear from any more vegetarians about how I can lose weight by cutting it out of my diet. Okay, I haven't really heard that from any vegetarians, but I wanted to be proactive.
In any case, it seems that the moose - and the plural of "moose" is indeed "moose", and not "mooses" or even "meese" - have another trick up their sleeve. Er, snout.
Ohio University professor Lawrence Witmer and a graduate student have determined that the evolutionary process of the moose has left them with the rather unique ability to close their nostrils underwater. Especially important when they go bobbing for underwater plant life, and even more impressive when you realize that moose nostrils can be up to four inches wide!
Comments (4)
I love mooses there my favorite animals there so mooselicous.
P.S send me some moose stuff.
Posted by moose crazy on May 26, 2004 6:53 AM
Hello moose luvers Fi and Jack luv mooses more than any1 in the world so beat that!!!And we've even started a moose luvin clan at school
Posted by moose luvers on October 14, 2004 4:26 AM
i,ve been called moose ever since high school! mooses are really neat animals and i,m proud to be associated with them in name!
Posted by bob on June 4, 2005 3:00 PM
I sell diy moose purses. They are purses I re-create using old vintage handbags. If you're interested, email me and I can send you some pictures. Or, visit me on ebay.com - my screen name there is amysan86.
Thanks! Amy
Posted by Amy on April 17, 2006 9:57 PM