📍 Grand Teton NP 📸 Credit: @lnezbeth.photos — Moose are the largest members of the deer family in the Yellowstone/Grand Teton ecosystem. A male moose can weigh nearly 1,000 pounds and stand more than seven feet at the shoulder. Both sexes have long legs that enable them to wade into rivers and through deep snow, to swim, and to run fast. Despite its size, a moose can slip through the woods without a sound. Moose, especially cows with calves, are unpredictable and have chased people in the park. In summer, moose eat aquatic plants like water lilies, duckweed, and burweed. But the principle staples of the moose diet are the leaves and twigs of the willow, followed by other woody browse species such as gooseberry and buffaloberry. An adult moose consumes approximately 10-12 pounds of food per day in the winter and approximately 22-26 pounds of food per day in the summer. 🏔🦌 — 🌲Tag #nationalparkwonders to be featured! 🏔Work with us! [email protected]