Moose vs Elk
Moose thiab Elk yog qhov loj tshaj ntawm cov tswv cuab ntawm Tsev Neeg: Cervidae. Yog li ntawd, nws yuav yog ib qho tseem ceeb los tham txog qhov sib txawv ntawm ib tug elk los ntawm moose. Lub ntuj faib zoo ib yam nkaus tab sis nrog qee qhov sib txawv. Cov yam ntxwv ntawm lub cev nrog rau lwm yam kev lom neeg muaj txiaj ntsig zoo hauv moose thiab elk.
Elk
Elk yog ib tug txawm-toed ungulate nrog lub cev loj, uas ntsuas ntau tshaj 2.5 meters ntawm qhov siab. Cov txiv neej, hu ua bulls lossis stags, loj hlob nrog lub cev hnyav tuaj yeem mus txog 480 kilograms, thaum poj niam, hu ua nyuj lossis hinds, hnyav yuav luag 300 kilograms. Lawv nyob hauv hav zoov nrog rau cov chaw nyob raws ntug hav zoov. Lub caj dab shaggy thiab muaj mane yog qhov tseem ceeb ntawm lawv. Tsis tas li ntawd, lawv lub caj dab yog tsaus dua thiab lub pob tw yog dawb, cov no yog cov yam ntxwv tshwj xeeb thiab. Raws li kev nyab xeeb, elks hloov lawv cov xim thiab lub thickness ntawm lub tsho tiv no. Nyob rau hauv lub caij ntuj no, lub tsho tiv no tau maj mam xim thiab thicker, thaum nws yog tsaus tanned nrog luv luv plaub nyob rau hauv lub caij ntuj sov. Lawv yog cov tsiaj sib raug zoo nyob n pawg hu ua herds. Ib tug poj niam yeej tswj hwm pab tsiaj, xws li cov no yog matriarchal herds zoo li ntxhw. Cov txiv neej muaj dav branching antlers nrog txog ib meter ncua nyob rau hauv dendritic configuration. Thaum lub sij hawm lawv mating lub sij hawm, bulls ua rov ua suab nrov nrov Stag tso cov antlers thaum lub caij nplooj zeeg lig tom qab mating vim tias txo qis testosterone hauv lub cev. Cov antlers loj hlob txhua xyoo thiab siab heev ntawm ntau tshaj 2 centimeters ib hnub twg. Txawm li cas los xij, thaum mating, cov hinds cev xeeb tub thiab lub sijhawm cev xeeb tub yog 240 - 260 hnub. Cov menyuam mos liab muaj qhov me me xws li hauv ntau hom mos lwj thiab ploj mus thaum kawg ntawm lub caij ntuj sov. Ib tug elk noj qab nyob zoo nyob txog 15 xyoo, tab sis qee zaum muaj cov ntaub ntawv ntawm cov hnub nyoog 25 xyoo.
Moos
Moose yog qhov loj tshaj plaws ntawm txhua hom mos lwj nrog qhov hnyav ntawm 400 - 700 kilograms. Qee zaum txiv neej tau loj hlob ntau dua 3 meters, tab sis cov poj niam ib txwm me dua. Lawv nyob rau sab qaum teb ntawm North America thiab temperate Asia thiab Europe. Ib tug ntawm cov yam ntxwv ntawm no ruminant yog lub xub ntiag ntawm dai dewlaps. Moose yog lub teeb xim av mus rau xim dub, nyob ntawm lub caij thiab hnub nyoog. Lawv tsis yog kev sib raug zoo herbivores tab sis nyiam nyob ib leeg. Bulls tau tsim cov txiv ntoo loj heev kom nyiam nyuj thiab siv rau hauv kev sib ntaus sib tua rau poj niam thaum lub caij sib tw. Ob txhais ceg ntawm moose yog xim daj ntseg dua li lwm lub cev. Lwm cov yam ntxwv tseem ceeb ntawm moose muaj xws li daim di ncauj poob, pob ntseg rotatable, thiab cov hump tseem ceeb. Lawv sib yuav thaum lub Cuaj Hlis thiab Lub Kaum Hli ntawm txhua xyoo thiab kev xeeb tub yuav kav li yim lub hlis. Yog tias muaj zaub mov txaus, cov me nyuam yug tshiab tuaj yeem ua tau. Calves yog xim liab xim av, thiab leej niam saib xyuas cov calves mus txog thaum kawg ntawm kev xeeb tub tom ntej. Feem ntau, lawv lub neej ntev li ntawm 15 txog 25 xyoos.
Qhov txawv ntawm Elk thiab Moose yog dab tsi?
– Hauv kev sib piv cov tsiaj mos lwj loj no, moose nyob rau saum toj ntawm tag nrho cov Cervids ntawm lub cev loj, thaum elk yog qhov thib ob.
– Moos muaj dai dewlaps uas elk tsis.
– Moose's 'palmate antlers yog piv rau elk's widely branched dendritic antlers.
– Cov tawv nqaij xim tsaus dua hauv moose dua li elk.
– Cov ceg tawv dua li lub cev xim hauv moose, qhov elks muaj ob txhais ceg tsaus dua piv rau lub cev xim.
– Tsis tas li ntawd, moose muaj daim di ncauj, tab sis elk tsis.
– Moose nyiam nyob ib leeg thaum Elks nyob hauv matriarchal herds.
– Moose 'rotable pob ntseg yog lwm qhov nthuav dav kom sib txawv ntawm elk.