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White Moose Are Rare!

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kiz_paws
, 01-26-2009 at 03:44 AM (3068 Views)
Living in Canada, we have our share of moose. In my particular province, we have a moose population of 32,000 (todate).

At any rate, a 'rare sighting' was documented in a few places on the internet, the photographer was deemed anonymous, but there was great excitement over this one white moose spotting. From the various sources I read, it was not concluded whether or not this moose was officially an albino, because the experts say that it is not impossible for there to exist a white moose. Yes, they are usually dark, and whenever I thought of a moose, I thought of the dark brown variety. But a white one does not necessarily mean albino. I personally thought, just from the pictures I'll display below, that this white one was indeed an albino, just by the pinkish hue of the eyes. But I am no expert. I just like stuff like this -- you know, the animal stories and all.

Anyhoo, here are a few of the photos that were anonymously taken and spread throughout the 'net:

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The plural of moose is MOOSE, in case you wondered, lol.

My favorite of the above photos would be the second one, with the bird on the branch. Animals living quietly in harmony .... something we can learn from.

Well, I MOOSEt go (lol)
K♥zzo
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  1. pussnboots's Avatar
    It looks like a light creamy color.

    [quote]Well, I MOOSEt go HAHA
  2. 1n50mn14's Avatar
    Oooh so beautiful!
  3. motherhubbard's Avatar
    He was so big! I thought he was a horse in that first picture
  4. applepie's Avatar
    I never tend to think about the fact that an animal being white in coloring does not always mean that it is albino either. It makes sense though. It could be white through an odd set of recessive traits instead of a genetic mutation resulting in the lack of pigmentation. Sorry my science background is showing:D As always I enjoyed the pictures. Take care Kiz. Much love, Meg
  5. TheFifthElement's Avatar
    Super-cool

    Lovely pics as always Kiz.

    And here I was thinking that the plural of moose was mice (j/k).

    Hey, and I like the new Kiz-pic too. Lovely smile
  6. NickAdams's Avatar
    Wonderful.
  7. andave_ya's Avatar
    oh gosh! that's AMAZING!
  8. Virgil's Avatar
    I wonder if moose are racist? Maybe he can be the first white moose president.

    I didn't know white moose existed. He's a big one. I assume a male. Boy he does camoflauge right ino the snow. I did see moose live when we went to Yellowstone and Grand Tetons Parks a number of years ago. I should have some pictures somewhere, but it was before digital so I they are not electronic. Actually my father-in-law, God rest his soul, had a great photo he took of a moose in Glacier National Park. I don't know how he got so close.

    Hey that's a great new picture of you. Nice smile and you seem to be having a good time.
  9. sprinks's Avatar
    *sigh* Oh that snow and the animals look so pretty! I just have big red patches of land and a lot of kangaroos! I didn't actually see the white moose in the first picture, and then it made me jump
  10. kiz_paws's Avatar
    I wonder if moose are racist? Maybe he can be the first white moose president.
    LoL! Ya never know, though here he'd be a Prime Minister, and if he was a she -- she'd be the SECOND female Prime Minister (Kim Campbell was our first female Prime Minister for a spell, June 25, 1993 to November 4, 1993 -- 132 days).

    Hey that's a great new picture of you. Nice smile and you seem to be having a good time.
    Awww, thanks, Virgil (and thanks, fifth).
    That is me to the left side of a certain male entertainer who I cut off, due to privacy issues. He sang "American Woman", though, just as a hint...

    Glad that everyone didn't find my blog blurb too boring. It is just that ya don't see white animals in the wild like that very often, lol. And you know me, the self-proclaimed 'animal nut' here!
  11. jon1jt's Avatar
    Mooses mooses mooses, yippeeeee!!!! Actually I was going to ask whether it's moose or mooses but you covered that one...good thing.

    What does a moose have to do with chocolate moose ice cream? I'll just order a dish of chocolate and leave the moose to play in the snow, as it should be.
  12. kiz_paws's Avatar
    Jon, you never fail to get a chuckle out of me.
  13. mtpspur's Avatar
    Lovely pictures--never saw a white moose before nor gave the is it or is it NOT albino. Hmmmm---beauty in the eye of the beholder but this was handsome animal indeed.