Listen to the moose
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About the moose
The moose is a mammal in the family Cervidae (order Artiodactyla). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the moose sound like?
Mammal voices range from infrasonic elephant rumbles to the ultrasonic clicks of bats and dolphins. Most are made in the larynx, shaped by the throat, mouth and nose, and used for contact, warning, courtship and – in some species – echolocation.
The recordings here are labelled as moose mate. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The moose or elk (Alces alces) is the world's tallest, largest and heaviest extant species of deer and the only extant species in the genus Alces. It is also the tallest, and the second-largest, land animal in North America, falling short only to the American bison in body mass. Most adult male moose have broad, palmate ("open-hand shaped") antlers; other members of the deer family have pointed antlers with a dendritic ("twig-like") configuration. Moose inhabit the circumpolar boreal forests or temperate broadleaf and mixed forests of the Northern Hemisphere, thriving in cooler, temperate areas as well as subarctic climates.
More from the family Cervidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a moose sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the moose on this page, including its moose mate. Mammal voices range from infrasonic elephant rumbles to the ultrasonic clicks of bats and dolphins.
Is the moose endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the moose as “least concern”.
What family does the moose belong to?
The moose (Alces alces) belongs to the family Cervidae in the order Artiodactyla.
Sources & credits
- Moose mate by Bwells – Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q35517 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Moose – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Ryan Hagerty – Public domain