Alces

Both the American moose and the European elk are the largest animal in the deer family and bear the Latin name Alces alces.

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This was not my first face-to-face with a bull moose Alces alces, and I'm smitten.

Rich Wolf: Rocky Mountain Mighty Moose (Photos) Rich Wolf 2011

Here in Colorado we have a subspecies called Shiras moose Alces alces shirasi which are the smallest of the subspecies of moose.

Rich Wolf: Rocky Mountain Mighty Moose (Photos) Rich Wolf 2011

I have a relative in Finland that hunts what we call "Moose" (Alces Alces) When he talks about hunting "Elk" he is talking about Alces Alces, as evidenced by the pictures he has emailed to me.

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Here in Colorado we have a subspecies called Shiras moose Alces alces shirasi which are the smallest of the subspecies of moose.

Rich Wolf: Rocky Mountain Mighty Moose (Photos) Rich Wolf 2011

This was not my first face-to-face with a bull moose Alces alces, and I'm smitten.

Rich Wolf: Rocky Mountain Mighty Moose (Photos) Rich Wolf 2011

Bullwinkle J. Moose (Alces alces) ... who briefly posed for a photo before going on to an appointment at the lake ...

Rich Wolf: Looking For Fall in All the High Places (PHOTOS) Rich Wolf 2010

This was not my first face-to-face with a bull moose Alces alces, and I'm smitten.

Rich Wolf: Rocky Mountain Mighty Moose (Photos) Rich Wolf 2011

Bullwinkle J. Moose (Alces alces) ... who briefly posed for a photo before going on to an appointment at the lake ...

Rich Wolf: Looking For Fall in All the High Places (PHOTOS) Rich Wolf 2010

Here in Colorado we have a subspecies called Shiras moose Alces alces shirasi which are the smallest of the subspecies of moose.

Rich Wolf: Rocky Mountain Mighty Moose (Photos) Rich Wolf 2011