[LRflex] Re: Elks moose and third cams...
- From: David Young <telyt@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2007 10:59:38 -0700
Keith Longmore wrote:
Ah, the confusion that language makes, eh? We call moose either elk
or moose; the Swedes just call them elks (aelk). (And they sell
sweets that they call aelk-sh1t...look like it, too!) I'd forgotten
that caribou = reindeer. We have red deer - some here in
Norfolk. They're a menace on the roads too! I was on my way to
work one early morning, when about 6 of them decided to cross the
road. The last one saw me, and stopped to have a good look,
oblivious to the squeal of tyres and my look of horror as I hurtled
towards it with locked wheels!!! It quietly trotted off just in time...
I didn't realise that elks' / mooses' eyes don't reflect. Unusual,
that, isn't it? I understand that they are very susceptible to a
disease that is carried by other deer, and it's always fatal. For
such a large animal, quite surprising.
BTW, in Sweden they say beware the female moose/elk, especially if
they have a calf. Their kick is lethal! And, since they run at 35
mph, you can't get away on foot. If you're a canoeist, you have to
be careful on the lakes there too, because the elks dive to the lake
bed for something to eat, and can overturn a canoe easily when they
surface - and they can swim faster than two men can paddle a canoe.
I think the elk photo looks much better with the crop.
Thanks, Keith. I like the 4:5 ratio crop better, too.
All the points you make about Elk/Wapiti are true. However, you
missed one point. They are also delicious! We had friends in, for
dinner, last evening and dined on a fine red wine and BBQ'd Elk
steaks. Absolutely superb!
Cheers!
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Logan Lake, CANADA
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