Traces of hoofed animals (early winter)

In January, moose begin to lose their antlers: old earlier this month, young later. Horn breaks off at the base, around which appears before the tumor. Apparently, moose experiencing in this awkward position, and even painful feeling. When the drops one horn, elk becomes even more awkward. He holds his head to one side, it often shakes as if trying to get rid of the remaining horn that its weight pulls his head to one side. He rubs a horn on the trunks and helps him to fall off. Elk - too great beasts to pass unnoticed. Typically, local people quickly learn that there were moose in the woods. But to test more precisely, whether they live here permanently or only logged in passing, you need to carefully search the signs of their presence. What are these symptoms? First, of course, traces. It is important to be able to distinguish the trace of the trace of elk and elk calves. The length of the trail elk 25 cm, starting from the back of prints of fingers to the tops of the front triangle. Do moose - more, calf - less. Next elk already hoof prints look sharper and therefore longer. By the nature trail can judge the speed of the elk. In addition to the traces, the observer can stumble on elk droppings, similar in form to bochonochki, with a drawn ending. On the ground, a sure sign of feeding will be nibbled, crushed and broken trees, and the marks of teeth on the high altitude. Very interesting place to find elk camp, trampled underfoot and strewn with litter. However, I must say that it is not easy: camps hidden in remote and dense thickets. In the forests of Arkhangelsk and Kirov regions, the Urals and the northern Siberian taiga can find traces of the reindeer. Herds of deer living in the tundra in summer, in winter go to the taiga sites. Here they find more food than in the snow-covered tundra. Traces of the reindeer are much shorter, but the move only slightly narrower traces of moose (15 cm in length and 12.5 cm width). Hooves of his legs wide apart. It helps him to fall less in snow and swamp. Compared with the moose reindeer-dwarf. Habits it is not like a moose. Los gnawing bark, deer eats lichens. Moose kept in deciduous thickets, deer wanders through peatlands and bogs or pine forests, where you can dig out from under the snow nourishing moss. Litter it also differs from the moose. It is much less, although sometimes (in spring) stick together in irregular lumps. In winter, he falls apart like a sheep feces.