A Moose on the Loose - a photo on Flickriver

            This cow moose and her calf from last year caused a bit of a ruckus on a local highway. They were grazing along the side of the road, and she became agitated when more vehicles pulled over to look at her and her calf.  Eventually, they ran across the highway, into the safety of the bush.

The matted look of her fur is a result of a bad case of winter ticks. These ticks attach themselves in the fall to moose when they brush against branches where the ticks wait for a host. They overwinter on the moose, and in February and March start to feed on the hosts. They then drop off the moose when they are engorged in blood, mate, and the nymphs make their way back to the tree branches to repeat the cycle. They can draw so much blood from the moose, that the moose become emaciated and perish ( especially the calves)

Taken in: Canada / Ontario / Sudbury / Wahnapitae (show map)

Taken on: April 15, 2009

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