I don’t know how things work in Sweden, but that is clearly a polar bear.

🤣

LOL!

It looks a tad depressed. Maybe it's a bipolar bear.

Haha bipolar bear...I never heard that one before...and to make sure I know you are referring to my illness (and social identity) you were sure to include a symptom. How did I see it? BipolarSky is an autofeed that picks up bipolar keywords system-wide Now what action are you going to take next?

Maybe your next action could be to lighten up :^)

Most action have explanations: bsky.app/profile/love...

Basically fess up that it's my social identity too.

Good enough answer!!!

😆😆😆

You win 🤣

But in Sweden a moose is part of the deer family and therefor we call a polar bear a deer, or something

🤣🤪🤣

I thought it was a jackalope.

😅

Jackalopes are a tad less moose shaped and more off white, oh and shorter too..🤣

Just a little shorter.

Moose, elg but not a deer, dear.

Alces alces, from the Family of deer or true deer. It is know as moose, in North America, and elk, in Eurasia. It also has many other names depending on the local language and culture.

That’s a moose

Honored Being, that is a MOOSE.

I love how we both had to capitalize it 😂

In America, they are moose; in Sweden, they are elk. Elk in America are called deer. Moose are the largest of the deer family, so this is correct. It can be called a white moose, elk, or deer.

Also, Honoured Being, Moose are the largest member of the Deer family (Cervidae). Cheers!

Yes, but one doesn't generally identify an individual species by its family name, especially when remarking on a very specific anomaly. I'm in Minnesota. We know a moose when we see one, even when it's white. However, one did assume the OHB understood that. And also humor.

I do get humour, sometimes. >^_._^< I just like to nerd out, on occasion. Cheers!

That is definitely a moose. White for sure, but a moose. They spen time in my yard. No question. This is a chocolate moose. 😊

So the first moose is a white chocolate mousse?

🤣😂

😑🤣

Love it!

Moose is the largest species of deer

I love chocolate moose lol

Dare you to take a bite out of him

🤣

Yummie!

Moose are the largest deer species. All moose are deer. Not all deer are moose.

Oh deer

Nobody would call moose "deer" Not even people who know moose are part if the deer family.

No shit!

I need to immigrate there. Do they allow to pat them on the heads? 🥰

Not even. They can kick you from every angle and can run 30 mph to do it.

Heh. Nice dad joke. Moose are in the deer family (Cervidae), so it's kind of a deer, just a really BIG deer. LOL

Is that a deer or a moose?¿

It’s a moose, but they are a species of deer. Biggest ones, actually.

Whichever term is used, it's beautiful and fairy-like

Yes!

Hope it doesn't make it a target for some idiot with a gun

That an albino Moose not a deer

Moose are the largest species of deer, dear.

Oh dear!

Moose are the largest cervid but they're definitely not a species of deer.

Okay. "moose, (Alces alces), largest member of the deer family Cervidae (order Artiodactyla)." www.britannica.com/animal/moose...

All deer are cervids but not all cervids are deer.

I guess you know better than the science editors at Brittanica. I bow to your expertise.

Kinda like all racists are MAGA but not all MAGA are racists. Did I get that analogy right?

A møøse once bit my sister.

Moose are deer. They're the absolute units of the deer family.

But let’s be real

No, it’s not albino, it’s leucistic. No red eyes. And it’s hereditary. You see them in Värmland county, you can also find them in Bohuslän, Dalsland and Dalarna. Only idiots and tourists kill the white ones in the hunting season so we have a few.

Don’t tell Don jr about this moose.

Moose are the largest species of deer. Google it

A moose is a member of the deer family. The moose is the largest member of the deer family. This is a moose, but it is also a deer because a moose is a member of the deer family. In some countries, such as Sweden, they are referred to as a deer.

Moose. It is beautiful.

White moose. Deer and moose are different.

Ummmm, that’s a moose…

A moose is a member of the deer family. The moose is the largest member of the deer family. This is a moose, but it is also a deer because a moose is a member of the deer family. In some countries, such as Sweden, they are referred to as a deer.

No, in Sweden the term Älg is used for moose and either Rådjur or Hjort is for deer, they don't use the same word. Please check your "corrections" before spamming misinfo at "stupid people" next time.

How many more times did you have to copy & paste this info? Sheesh!

I think I am finally starting to understand the BLUESKY IS DEAD!!! journalism

As many as it takes. I'm not done yet. So many stupid people, so little time.

And careful whom you call stupid as we can all be stupid, like you’re being! :)

But the person from Sweden says they call this a moose and a deer a deer

Yeah and you are the idiot. bsky.app/profile/thel...

Halla!

Majestic

It is sad that the first thing I thought was, is this AI?

I guess a moose is kinda of a deer. A large deer.

Wow 😮

What a frikin unit of one animal.

That’s a mööse

A moose once bit my sister

Was it radioactive? And did she grow antlers?

Mynd you, moose bites Kan be pretti nasti...

No realli! She was Karving her initials on the moose with the sharpened end of an interspace toothbrush given her by Svenge—her brother-in-law— an Oslo dentist and star of many Norwegian movies: "The Hot Hands of an Oslo Dentist", "Fillings of Passion", "The Huge Molars of Horst Nordfink"..

Ah, he of ‘the fjords of Vestfold’ fame?

Isn't that a moose?

Alces alces, from the Family of deer or true deer. It is know as moose, in North America, and elk, in Eurasia. It also has many other names depending on the local language and culture.

Still not called a deer. Knock it off! 😆

If the Swedes want to call that critter a deer, they have every right to do so. Me? Dat's a moose.

All moose are deer, not all deer are moose. Cervidae is a large diverse family. My favorite is the Rocky Mountain Caribou.

I see a lot of white tailed deer in my neck of the woods, and a couple of times I've spotted an elk. Never seen a moose though.

It's a moose, and it is extraordinary!

Wow!

I believe that's a moose

It’s a moose 🫎!!!!!

Um, that's a moose.

You know a moose once bit my sister

It's a type of deer

And that “type” is called “Moose” we don’t see chicken and say “WOW! Look at those tiny feathered DINOSAURS” right?

I called my chickens dinosaurs every time I watched them chase a bug

In fairness, my Waifu has more than once referred to certain food items as “Dino-nuggets” 😂

And lions are a type of cat.

I absolutely say "here kitty kitty kitty" when I'm at the zoo in the big cat area

And humans are a type of ape, but unless you're a complete and utter racist, you don't go around calling people apes, do you.

As a Canadian, they are two different things. One is gentle and one is a murder machine when threatened. lol

And the nifty trick is that you never know which is which. :-)

And the fact that if you hit a deer your car can still drive. Hit a moose due to their size only the moose walks away.

…the antler formation tells you…

And the shape of the head.

lol exactly!

I meant that sometimes deer can be death machines. 🤣

Am I the only one thinking that since they call this species Elk in Scandinavia we should call it this particular one an Elk? If you are going to be pedantic, let's be fully pedantic

Moose definitely.

Looks more like an Elk/Bison hybrid lol

Moose!?!?

Wow! So special!

Don't you mean Moose?

Not a deer

Alces alces, from the Family of deer or true deer. It is know as moose, in North America, and elk, in Eurasia. It also has many other names depending on the local language and culture.

K....it might be part of the deer family...but it's a moose & it's not albino! That's it! Stop fighting now!

Deer!!! Here's my pigmy panther...

😁

😂

Moose?

While I would definitely call that a moose, which it is, per the National Wildlife Federation: "Moose are the largest members of the deer family, standing six feet (1.8 meters) tall from hoof to shoulder, and weighing in at more than 1,000 pounds (450 kilograms).”

Maybe it's a moose that identifies as a deer.

Extraordinary, MOOSE.

That's a moose!!

A moose is a member of the deer family. The moose is the largest member of the deer family. This is a moose, but it is also a deer because a moose is a member of the deer family. In some countries, such as Sweden, they are referred to as a deer.

Humans are primates…. so are gorillas, other apes and many other species. So would you name a human an ape? Is this handsome fella a human or an orangutan?

There are many theories about human evolution. Both humans & Orangutans evolved from Primates, AKA the Hominidae family. But one theory is that humans and apes (orangutans, gorillas, etc.) each came from two separate branches of the Hominidae family so humans did not actually evolve from apes.

Did I say humans evolved from Apes? I think you should google 'primates' definition.... you just might understand my previous post

Yeah….you need to stop doubling down on this pedantic argument. The Swedes like everyone else in the world differentiate between a moose and a deer. A Tiger and a Lion are both members of the genus Panthera. By your logic, there can be only a Tiger.

But the person from Sweden says they call this a moose and a deer a deer

Isn’t that a moose?

I was thinking the same thing. Looks like a Moose to me.

For sure it’s moose.

Alces alces, from the Family of deer or true deer. It is know as moose, in North America, and elk, in Eurasia. It also has many other names depending on the local language and culture.

Elk is no moose it’s a wapiti.

As far as I know, it’s called älg in Swedish, and elg in Danish and Norwegian.

See over here in Canada we have moose *and* elk, which ain't the same at all - so we gotta differentiate.

In North America, elk refers to Cervus canadensis. There aren't any of those in Europe, but they do have a similar animal called red deer, or Cervus elaphus. So what was called an elk in Europe got called a moose in North America, and what closely resembled a red deer in Europe was called an elk.

This is finicky, but I think important... The animal didn't start getting called moose here - it had been moosu in the Algonquin language for thousands of years previously.

Yes, while what North Americans call elk, Cervus canadensis,were called wapiti.

This article is intended for North American audiences so to me, it would make sense to use the terminology and assignment of species name etc to a North American designation. Maybe we could use the term “ungulate” as lowest common denominator?

Ah! Great reply as I also thought this superstar was a moose😊

Thank you for that. North American previously confused as well.

Are you saying the AI result is wrong? Because AI says that in Europe, it’s known as a moose.

I don't think that is what it is saying. I think k that it is saying where what North Americans call a moose lives and where what North Americans call an elk live. Access alces are called moose in North America but are called elk in Europe. Cervus canadensis are called elk in North America.

There are no Cervus canadensis in Europe, instead they have an animal that is very similar called red deer, or Cervus elaphus. They are all deer. It's confusing to be sure.

Oh, that’s exactly what it is saying - moose are found in North America, EUROPE and Asia. That is a moose, not an elk. All you have to do is look at the antlers. Clear difference. You just won’t admit that you’re wrong. 👍

What we call a moose in North America, they call an elk in Europe. They do not use the term moose there, except for Boris and Natasha, who were primarily operating in Minnesota so adapted to the local terminology.

It doesn’t matter what they call it in Europe. It’s a moose, not an elk.

The term moose is derived from the Algonquin word moosu or moosewa which means 'eater of twigs'. The word for moose in Sweedish älg, which is where the word elk comes from. The animal know as elk in North America is called a wapiti in Algonquin.

www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...

That’s nice. That doesn’t change the fact that the animal in the OP’s video is a moose. 👍

When I was a Canadian student in Finland, this difference caused so much confusion between a teacher and myself when she was trying to tell me a moose is an elk, and I had two very different pictures in my head.

There can’t be many more, surely!

Yep. If you’re in North America, moose refers to Alces alces and elk refers to Cervus canadensis. In Europe, elk usually refers to Alces alces – the same animal North Americans call a moose.

As a swede I'd never translate Älg (which is this animal) to Elk, since it is a moose :)

Moreover, neither moose nor elk are deer as the caption suggests

Well, that's not true: they're both members of the family cervidae, i.e. deer.

My aunt Kim and uncle Todd might both be related but one would be pretty upset if you called them by the others name

When Americans say 'deer,' they generally mean white-tail or more rarely mule deer; when Europeans say 'deer,' they generally mean red deer. White-tail/mule deer are more closely related to moose than red deer, and elk are more closely related to red deer than white-tail/mule deer.

American from California here, when we say "Deer" we mean "Mule Deer" as the deer everyone interacts with in this state is mule deer.

Being in the same species family does not make it the same. I could call a donkey a horse, yet that would not be true.

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Infraorder: Pecora Family: Cervidae Goldfuss, 1820 Type genus: Cervus Linnaeus, 1758 Subfamilies: Capreolinae Cervinae

Really! Us main stream human don't understand this science dialect!

Both Elk & Moose are in the Deer family (Cervidae). Moose are the largest members of the Deer family, & if you're in Europe, Elk are what WE call Moose (Alces alces). Here, Elk are Cervus canadensis, while Moose are Alces alces, two different species. (Deleted prev. post to make a correction)

What’s in a name? If GUISSEPPE VERDI had been born in England ..He would have been JOE GREEN !!

Good grief. I mean, I'm not a scientist and I don't play one on TV, but wouldn't it help scientists more if they could agree on nomenclature? Didn't we all spend some time in biology in school learning about taxonomy? We can't agree when a moose is a moose now?

Speaking as a biologist, scientists *have* agreed on nomenclature. The "Genus species" binomials (like Alces alces) were created to solve exactly the problem you're referring to.

"Moose," "Elk," and "Deer" are Common Names and scientists are not responsible for making people agree on what common name refers to what species.

You can lead an elk to water but moose wont drink it because the deer is bathing.

I think the Latin names gives us a clue.

Moose

Moose.

Moose

Yup, moose

No one refers to a fuckin Moose as a deer, ffs.

As a Swedish citizen I have to say it's wrong. Swedish - Älg, translates to moose. Swedish - Rådjur AND Hjort, translate to deer. Even if they are two different animals you can Google them and you would see the difference.

Seems like the more literal translation of Älg would be elk? Eurasian/European elk are the same species as North American moose (Alces alces), but there’s also a North American elk, which is a different species (Cervus canadensis). So calling it moose prevents confusion I guess

And in Norwegian it's an elg.

It hain't a helk, and it's gnot a gnu either. 😉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPgo...

U tell 'em and they'll still claim it's a moose and the earth is flat.😁

Right, I feel like I'm talking to a Democrat🤣

That's a compliment, given the situation, thanks. European here.

What are we doing in this channel then?! This is my first visit.

I think u attracted a bunch of wildlife scientists who know more about the Swedish deer than the Svensks or even mother nature😜.

Ohh dear... I most refrain from doing that 🤪🇸🇪

I think you shouldn't. I believe you are right and this is just a linguistic issue and all those North American experts became outraged. It Will cool down, no worries.

Moose are a species of deer.

Reread the post Then do it again Dumbass

A deer is a deer and a moose is a moose; but they are both classified as cervids (ie., in the family Cervidae) the common name for which is just deer. But a moose ain’t no deer! (Source: I am 🇨🇦 and we know our mooses).

yes. and a panda is a bear. but people don't point at pandas and say look. a bear.

Pandas are a species of bear.

I was agreeing

When people refer to "deer" in ordinary usage, they are referring to a species not to the taxinomic family.

Moose are deer. They are the largest species

It really went over your head.

Caribou are also deer.

Still over your head.

Species of deer have their own name.

Still trolling?

Source: Wyoming Game and Fish Department 🖕🏻

You have to ask what you’re doing?

Even though it is a member of the deer family.

Always so confident in your ignorance.

A moose is a member of the deer family. The moose is the largest member of the deer family. This is a moose, but it is also a deer because a moose is a member of the deer family. In some countries, such as Sweden, they are referred to as a deer. FFS.

It’s a white MOOSE

is not a deer, is an elk...

Alces alces, from the Family of deer or true deer. It is know as moose, in North America, and elk, in Eurasia. It also has many other names depending on the local language and culture.

That's a moose.

A moose is a kind of deer.

All moose are deer, but all deer are not moose.

i mean… a tiger is also a cat but we aren’t going and calling a tiger a cat on the regular lol. i guess that’s just plainly referring to a moose as a deer is weird

They’re called Moose in North America. They are typically called elk (or names translating to elk) in Europe, per Wikipedia.

they still wouldn’t be you calling it a deer lol. you’d be calling it an elk. they aren’t typically referred to as deer, like, anywhere lol.

Moose comes from a Native American name so they would definitely call them something else in Europe

yes… they would be calling them elk; that’s how they are commonly known in eurasia (per wikipedia) - so what i’m saying is - they still wouldn’t be referring to a moose/elk as plainly a deer. at least that isn’t the impression i get. anyway, it’s just absolutely hilarious to see the discourse.

Disagree. If someone says "check out this albino cat" I don't get a rage boner and insist he calls it a tiger.

If you ever saw a tiger cramming itself into a cardboard box, you'd call it a cat. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_cat

if i ever saw that - i would say “wow ‘if i fits i sits’ is even true for tigers” because i know that type of big cat is called a tiger - and sure i could say “big cat” only, but i would probably say tiger - to not look like a child.

Calling big cats "cat" has been going on a loooooooooong time, so I think that particular horse is not only out of the barn but in the next county.

if you were being specific you wouldn’t just call it a cat - i can’t believe how fucking daft people keep being over this lmfao.

And if you weren't being specific then you might call it a cat.

no.

I'm not a biologist.

I call tigers cats all the time.

I do, as well: "Here, kitty, kitty. Wanna scritch under the chin?" Seriously, I got to scritch a full-grown tiger under the chin. Made the cutest chuffing noises & seemed to enjoy it. It was at a Big Cat sanctuary called 4EverWild in California. One of THE coolest things I got to do in my life.

that is pretty cool!

It was an amazing experience! I got to see tigers, a Mountain Lion, a Sand Cat (who was NOT happy to see ME), a GOGEOUS Black Panther who did flips in his enclosure 'cuz he wanted attention... SUCH a cool day. The best of it all? A just weaned tiger cub that had been found wandering the streets...

He'd been an illegal "pet" that had gotten out of his enclosure & went for a wander around town & found himself in someone's back yard! He was so sweet, poor baby.

do you do that while posting on a “travel channel” type page with over 20k followers? haha. because i will follow.

Quite a few people call tigers cats. Many folks often call them Big Cats. It's a common title for them.

not when they’re trying to promote their Travel page, they don’t.

That’s a moose. What a beauty.

Cunk On Animal

Moose, not deer! It's a 400 - 700 kg beast, 3X - 4X times bigger than a deer.

Thank you.

Today I learned that a moose is a type of deer. There’s confusion because of the translation I think. There’s moose, elk, wapiti and probably more that I don’t know about.

It's different in French. Cervidés (cervids): all have antlers, but "deer" isn't use to designate the family. Élan = Moose Chevreuil = Deer Female caribous have antlers too, unlike other kinds of cervids.

There’s Orignal too. So weird since they’re classified as the same family in Latin. Languages are too complicated for their own good. I was reading an interesting post about the differences in Swedish too and people were getting a bit annoyed with each other. 😂😂

"Orignal" is Québec French. Real name is "élan d'Amérique". There are also regional variants, in French. 😅

Too many words!! 😩😅

I'd call that an extremely rare white moose.

I am enjoying the spirited debate this picture is receiving! I just wanna put this out there. I am no zoologist. I just call em how I see em, white 🫎 moose! 🤣

It's an albino moose: there is an albino deer so called in Sweden but it is actually a reindeer. All are deer in the technical sense tho!

Google it. Moose are the largest species of deer.

Can we agree on just one thing here? This is a spectacular wild creature. I only wish I could see it from a safe distance in the wild. 🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎

U betcha! Just spectacular.

Elk

I've seen them both in Sweden & in Northern MN. It's a moose. Both moose and elk are part of the "deer family" but if you look at the dewlap, the antlers, the nose, and the size, you'll identify it as a moose.

www.mammalweb.org/en/learn-abo...

"Resembles" a moose is what your info says. This is a white Moose that has been extensively written about including in National Geographic. Regardless of what you call it, it's beautiful.

Resembles doesn't make it the same. It's an elk, and yes it's a beauty.

100% not an elk. It’s a moose. Love, Canada- home of elk and moose.

It's a moose.

That is most definitely a moose. Not a deer and also not an elk.

Moose, we have lots of moose here in Colorado.

Nope it's an elk, largely because it's not in Colorado (or anywhere else in the US).

It's an elk and an elk is a deer.

It’s an älj Note the dialect here. The L is like the Indian R in broken English

It's most definitely a moose.

…. I’m not going to argue with you but it’s only a short google image away to know I’m right 💀

A Møøse once bit my sister...

We apologize for the subtitles. Those responsible have been sacked.

Is she a werem∅∅se now?

No realli! She was Karving her initials on the møøse with the sharpened end of an interspace tøøthpaste given her by Svenge - her brother-in-law - an Oslo dentist and star of many Norwegian møvies: "The Hot Hands of an Oslo Dentist", "Fillings of Passion", The Huge Mølars of Horst Nordfink"...

that can be nasti

As can humans ;)

Do they not have elk elks (big ass deer family) if moose are called elk? "Moose are generally larger & heavier, with distinctive palmate antlers and a prominent "bell" or dewlap. Elk are typically smaller, have more slender antlers, and a reddish-brown coat." Are elks called deer or something else?

It's an elk.

It’s a moose in North America. We call a different animal an elk here.

I live in northern Ontario and that is for sure a moose!!!

Average US citizen:

In Europe moose are called elk. Both moose and elk are part of the deer family.

In Sweeden, it is called an Elk. In North America it is called a Moose. In most of Northern Europe it is called a Deer. One thing can be 3 things at the same time, but it is best to respect the region that you or it are in when calling it something

Moose for sure

Moose

I lived in the North for 12yrs That is a Moose. Elk have very pointy Racks of Antlers and deer are much smaller. Elk pictured below is very much Not a Moose. upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...

Oooh oooh are we doing cladistics? A moose is a deer (wiki says so). In cladistics it is also a member of every group it is descended from. A deer is a placental mammal, which is a tetrapod, which is a kind of fish, which is a kind of worm, which is an eukaryote, which is a kind of lokiarcheota.

I’m an Alaskan. It’s a moose, I have personally interacted with Elks and deer and moose. And it’s a moose.

I am Canadian. It’s 100% a moose.

Absolutely 100%, not an elk. It's an albino moose. Any grade school kid in Canada can identify that.

It is not an elk

No and no.

Yes and yes. www.mammalweb.org/en/learn-abo...

NO! It is a moose. I’m Canadian 🇨🇦. I know moose.

Ffs if you DIPSHITS cant tell by just the antlers alone then god help us, if he was real, or she lol

Idiot

In Sweden, they call moose, elk.

No in America you call the sub-species of alces alces you have in Northern America, moose. We call ours elk, and that's one of "ours".

Yes, that's what I said above...in short. The Swedes call them elk, US call them Moose 🤷‍♀️

Look, after I watched a Wikipedia editor battle that resulted in the only commerically-cultivated grain native to the Americas get named what the UK calls it instead of what the US calls it, I've concluded that there will never be rhyme or reason to what words people get emotionally attached to.

I'm guessing you're talking about... "maize"?

Yep, that's the one. Completely unmoored from reality. If you look on the talk page right now, there's someone earnestly claiming that Americans have no problem understanding what "maize" means. I'd like to take him to 100 different US restaurants and see him try to order "maize" as a side.

To be fair though maize is a more accurate description.

Thus throwing into relief the fact that you and I speak two different, if mutually intelligible, languages.

One of my favourite pastimes. I must admit the moose/elk one is my favourite and tends to bring out the strongest reactions from your side of the puddle. I may diversify into maize though.

The effect is more profound when it’s a word that has another meaning, though. “Maize” is just a nonsense word to most Americans. Words like “rubber” (used as a noun) have a distinct meaning, and are probably a better trolling choice. It’s like “fanny pack,” but in reverse.

The moose is the largest living member of the deer family

Moose!

Moose!!!

Elk

nope.

www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...

It is a moose. Both moose and elk are part of the deer family. THAT is definitely a moose, not an elk. All you have to do is look at the antlers to see the difference.

It's an elk

It’s a moose.

It's an elk.

www.mammalweb.org/en/learn-abo...

www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...

The article is incorrect and uses an Americanism to falsely lable a European elk.

No, YOU are incorrect. The OP’s video is definitely a moose. Look at the antlers 🤦‍♂️ The photo in the link you shared is definitely not a moose. It may well be an elk. But it is definitely not a moose. I will trust National Geographic any day over you. 🤦‍♂️ www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...

The animal in the picture you just shared is definitely not a moose. It’s definitely a different animal than the one in the original post. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤣🤣🤣

Try opening the link.

Try watching this video www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...

It’s a moose. Are you calling National Geographic a liar? 🤣🤣🤣 www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...

moose

Moose below is an elk

Looks like a moose to me.

I guess David Attenborough wasn't available.

Sadly a lot of people are like, "I can't wait to shoot it."

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Beautiful

This is a moose not a deer.

Thank you everyone

Moose are the largest member of the Deer family (Cervidae).

@bg-pete.bsky.social deadass I went to Wikipedia thinking I was gonna prove you wrong but here we are lol. "The moose (used in North America) or elk (used in Eurasia) is the world's tallest, largest and heaviest extant species of deer" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moose?w...

Elk and Moose are different types of deer. Look at their faces, necks and bulk. worlddeer.org/irish-elk-vs...

Yeah and they are both different kinds of fishes. A Moose is distinct enough from most other deer that saying moose gives important info about size and shape that just saying deer would miss out on.

Moose are Semi-Aquatic much Larger than other deer, much stronger and eat very different things they are also eaten by different animals

Yet if you call that a "deer" you could mean any of dozens of other animals in the Capreolinae subfamily of "deer." I don't think anyone in the world refers to that animal as a deer. Maybe it's a lazy translation from Swedish or something.

"Deer" refers to the entire Cervidae family, which includes old world and new world deer. As a member of the Capreolinae (new world deer) subfamily, as you said, the moose/elk is a deer.

Yes it is technically a deer but nobody calls a moose a deer. I'm going to waste the rest of my day on this important subject.

dawg we're disagreeing BECAUSE someone called a moose a deer, and i wasn't the first to do it either

Good to know!!

Thank you for clarifying. I was with team "Of course that's a moose."

I knew it was I watched cartoons in the 80s

Me too...learned something new today

Alright then. We Americans are wrong on that too. God we’re getting dumber by the day.

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I don’t care what you call it. I’ve never seen one like this and it’s magical!

Hmmm is it just me or does looks like a Moose that got spray painted?

The eyes are rather pink, so that moose likely has albinism! Northern creatures' fur is pretty dense, which might be why it looks fuzzy, but albino moose is what I saw as soon as I looked at the eye.

A deer cleverly disguised as a moose

A moose is a member of the deer family. The moose is the largest member of the deer family. This is a moose, but it is also a deer because a moose is a member of the deer family. In some countries, such as Sweden, they are referred to as a deer.

A woman is a member of the human family but we don't refer to her as human when we're talking about her. You're being pedantic. It's a moose, or a deer in moose disguise but it's definitely not a deer.

We call them ”älg” in Sweden. It translates to ”moose” or ”elk”. Deer translates to ”hjort” or ”rådjur” in Swedish. This is not what we refer to as a deer. xD

No, an "älg" is never referred to as a "hjort" in Sweden - but we do know that the moose is the largest species of the deer family.

Nope

It's hiding behind the moose. They often use them as natural cover.

“A Møøse once bit my sister..”

You have no 'orses!!

Mind you moose bites can be pretty nasty

Isn't that a moose?

Alces alces, from the Family of deer or true deer. It is know as moose, in North America, and elk, in Eurasia. It also has many other names depending on the local language and culture.

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we call it a moose? beautiful thx

Looks like a Moose but what do I know I am a Botanist 🙃

Ahhh that’s a moose

Moose. To see the most beautiful white deer, go to Upstate NY. They are amazing, beautiful and protected.

lemme save ya some time here . . . the following 680 replies all say "it's a moose"

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www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...

Evolution is protecting animals from white moose and deer being able to hide in the winter months of hunting to elephants not growing tusks for trinkets.

Makes you wonder if the “mistake” is a ploy to boost engagements.

You’re doing God’s work and she appreciates it.

I prefer a creamy white moose when choosing a dessert.

It's a moose

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Ha! 😂😂This is why I like reading BlueSky while drinking my morning coffee. Extremely funny content.

since my (original) comment made an hour ago, 200 more "it's a moose" have been added . . . 🙄

I came here to see all the replies.

😂😂😂

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You can tell it's a moose because of the way it is, wow.

Much appreciated. 👍

You’re on track that’s for sure.

Yes, but Pete insists it is an elk.

That is because it is a moose

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Lol

What makes this even funnier is that one of our deer species (fallow deer) actually have this mutation on a regular basis, but it is very rare amongst moose. Spotting a white deer, where i live, is about as uncommon as spotting a black cat.

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Looks like a moose to me?!

Except it's a moose

It’s a moose actually

***deer***?

Alces alces, from the Family of deer or true deer. It is know as moose, in North America, and elk, in Eurasia. It also has many other names depending on the local language and culture.

Thank you. I thought to myself, "But that's a moose!"

should check their privilege

racist deer

Umm, that's a moose.

It's a purple hedgehog. Source: I'm from Sweden and really intellydjent.

From the "useful in winter" files..

That looks like a moose

Here's Google's AI reply to my question: What is the difference between Elk and Moose?

The swedish Elk is smaller then a moose. They can have both palmatic or cervine antlers. They are colored like the moose. The AI picture in the upper right corner features a Elk on the left side and a deer on the right side.

Thank you for looking it up on your own instead of just knee-jerk reacting to it. This makes me so happy to see.

That's a moose!

No it's an elk.

No it’s a mule deer.

Nope that is an albino MOOSE! 😊

No it's an elk.

🔔 ding!

Seconds out. Round 2.

Moose

Even the horns are white. Incredible, beautiful animal. Thanks for sharing.

Moose. It’s a moose

Absolutely gorgeous. Nature strikes it out of the park again!

News Flash that is a MOOSE

Coming from a woman who grew up in Wyoming, that's a moose 🫎🫎🫎

Alces alces, from the Family of deer or true deer. It is know as moose, in North America, and elk, in Eurasia. It also has many other names depending on the local language and culture.

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Beautiful

I’m always worried about a mutant- it makes it much easier for a hunter to see them- no camoflage😭😭😭

Let the Grand Maester in the Citadel know. Winter is Coming!

Looks more like a moose But it is beautiful

TY

Move over, unicorn.

That’s an Elk. Älg in Swedish, Moose is it’s North American cousin.

North American Moose & European Elk are the same species: Alce alces. We have our own species of Elk, which is smaller, with long, pointed antlers & a white rump, Cervus canadensis, that looks more like the deer you'd expect.

Did not know there were Elk in Canada. It’s also reminds me a bit about the differences between our reindeer and the North American caribou. The important things is still to note that our blueberries are far tastier than the ones that are more white than blue. Yes. I said it.

that's a moose, jackass. king of the forest.

Not a deer

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All of the people responsible have been sacked.

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That's a moose

It's also a "deer"--Moose are in the deer family (Cervidae) & are closely related.

That is NOT a deer, it’s a moose!

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I’ve lived in Wyoming, where we drive our cars damaged by deer or antelopes from September to June. June is known as Car Repair Season. If you hit a deer, that’s tough on a vehicle. If you hit an adult moose, it’s questionable whether you or the vehicle survive.

I lived in Thunder Bay where the rule was: if you can see under it… (moose, large buck, bear) BRAKE! If you can see over it, keep driving… cause hitting a doe is less dangerous than stopping on the trans Canada hwy

drive carefully

It’s not the driver: it’s the abundant wildlife that don’t take driver’s ed.

Nice tongue in chrek

I had a bull elk cross in front of my Honda once. I questioned which one of us would walk away.

I witnessed a moose on the highway, couple months back. Damned if they didn't look me dead in the eye, as I carefully drove by.

My daughter learned to drive there. That was scary! Lucky me, she liked horses more than cars or boys!

Wyoming sounds like the only place where your bumper tells stories. Car Repair Season sounds way too real—may the moose be ever gracious

Nah, I live in the Yukon, and the same applies. Wyoming is definitely not the only place. The day I was driving my new RAV4 home after having traded in my Yaris because I wanted something with four-wheel-drive and something a little bit more robust in the event of a

… highway wildlife interaction, about three hours into the 4 hr drive, at 2 o’clock in the morning, under the light of the midnight sun, I had to stop on the highway to argue with a grizzly bear who didn’t want to get out of the way. Mother nature punked me.

My kid’s school called to say the kids were locked in until the bear outside was removed. Bear walked over to McDonald’s headed for a late lunch, but the Fish &Game officer came to tranquilize Bear; he was given a ride back to the mountains. No armed teacher shot Bear like DeVos claimed.

Part of my family is from Northern Ontario. One of my aunts who lived right next to the elementary school where she taught for years. Well, into her retirement, there was an incident where there had been a bear sow hanging around the school. It was a big bear year, in the sense that.

The bears were struggling to find enough food in the bush, so they were coming into town more and more frequently. The ministry was so overwhelmed with demand, that they had just left a pre-recording at their phone number with some really basic bear safe information, which was mostly “avoid them”.

Parents of the kids at the school were told to escort their children from their cars into the school building. When they were able to send someone, the wildlife officers were extremely new to the job, and even more new to the north.

The savvy old sow was canny and difficult to corral, but they finally caught her as she was guarding the base of a tree she’d gotten her two cubs to climb. The tranquilized mama bear, but they couldn’t get to the cubs, who had climbed extremely high in an old spruce. Their solution?

They took Mama bear to relocate her, but they left the two baby bears behind. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ My aunt was ready to spit nails. She was a person who rarely got angry, but when she did, she was a forced to be reckoned with. Bet that no matter how far they took mama, she tried to get back to the cubs.

I can’t believe you drove a Yaris. In the Yukon. Isn’t that like just sitting on a sled and hoping for the best, but knowing all along it was just a bad idea?

Sort of. Which is why I bought a larger car. I moved across the country driving the Yaris. It was a great little car for commuting in the city. Not so much for driving several hours at a time over snow covered roads. 🤷🏻‍♀️😂

Looks more like a moose.

I have a theoretical degree in animal identification and that is the Common Scandinavian gazelle

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LOLOL

In America, they are moose; in Sweden, they are elk. Elk in America are called deer. Moose are the largest of the deer family, so this is correct. It can be called a white moose, elk, or deer.

In Canada, they are also called moose.

Is that not a Moose??

Lovely turn of phrase 👌

Well, I'm pretty sure it's not any kind of deer, face, antlers & body shape is all wrong. But not into pissing on someone else's fire. Just think knowledge is best when it's right. If I'm wrong, correct me?

Would be more than “extraordinary” if it was really a fucking deer.

That's a moose tho

That’s a deer? Looks like an elk.

Alces alces, from the Family of deer or true deer. It is know as moose, in North America, and elk, in Eurasia. It also has many other names depending on the local language and culture.

Thanks for taking the time to inform me😁

Sir, that’s a moose.

Technically, a moose is a deer. Deer actually encompasses many species of ruminants of the family Cervidae.

True, but not accurate enough. Most animals that we call deer, also have an identifier to the species, eg: white tail deer, mule deer, fallow deer. We don’t identify a moose as a moose deer. It’s just moose. Also, in Europe they call them elk.

but what about a mule deer?

Moose are a species of deer.

Moose are a species of deer

Largest member of the deer family

but still not a deer

Non-technically, you are totally right. That's a moose.

In North America it’s a Moose, in Europe it’s an Elk.

Elk aren’t moose they’re an entirely different build

I'll take your word for it. But we have Elk in North America, and they are different species than moose.

They call those Red Deer in Europe.

Hmmm. I thought maybe you meant Red Deer were Reindeer. I know them as Caribou, but in Europe, they call them White Deer. Confusing! 😕 I guess we need to remember what continent we're on.

Wait... North American ELK are know in Europe as Red Deer and a North American Moose in Europe is known as an Elk? Anyone understand the etymology behind this?

They are 2 distinct species, but the naming happened before that was determined. They are very similar.

Apparently they're both the same species Alces alces

Yes the names would predate the science but I think I might have thought a moose more like a horse if I wasn't a terribly sophisticated observer (you know, the kind that is taught things in school and doesn't really question it)

They are NOT the same.

In european? Which european language do you mean? In Dutch this is an ‘eland’, the other animal, mostly associated with santa and his sleigh, is a ‘rendier’. In Swedish it’s “elg” pronounced like alley an “ren” pronounced almost like rain ( bit shorter)

Actually the word moose has a native american etymology. Interesting!

ok but would a female one qualify as a "milk-white hind"?

Moose are a species of deer!

Time to bust out the moose elk deer venn diagram.

Moose or deer. It's one of those all moose or deer, but not all deer are most. Like all thumbs or fingers, but not all fingers are thumbs.

It's also a deer. A moose is a member of the deer family. The moose is the largest member of the deer family. This is a moose, but it is also a deer because a moose is a member of the deer family. In some countries, such as Sweden, they are referred to as a deer.

Holy smokes, how many time have you been wrong here?

Mouse in my country

Yes, yes it is. It's ALSO a species in the deer family (Cervidae) & closely related to what you'd normally think of as "deer". Moose meat is also hella delicious. YUM.

The only thing I remember from grade 7 biology: kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species. 😂

Why is everyone focusing on being the expert on the species? The most important fact is that it's a wonder and beauty of our natural world that is constantly under threat by humans' disregard for our environment.

I had to check, only thing I could find was from 2017. Meanwhile, in 2020 a white 'spirit' moose in Canada was hunted and killed with rewards out for the capture of the hunters involved. I don't know if they were caught. So sad. www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...

Waiting for someone's auto complete to say "mouse"... 🤣

That looks more like Bullwinkle than Bambi... But albinos Are rare...

Two things: 1st, Moose are the largest member of the Deer family (Cervidae). 2nd, this is a leucistic Moose, not an albino--note his eyes, they aren't pink, they're dark, meaning they have colour in them.

Isn't this a MOOSE!

My Canadian eyes tell me the antlers say yes.

A deer once bit my sister.

I love Bullwinkle! A Great Moose.

That is a Moose. And in Sweeden, they are called Elk, not deer.

Alces alces, from the Family of deer or true deer. It is know as moose, in North America, and elk, in Eurasia. It also has many other names depending on the local language and culture.

In. Sweden. it. is. called. an. Elk.

Looks like an outdoor paints’ ad

Northern creatures' fur can be really dense, so I thought it looked suspiciously fuzzy too. But, as a Canadian... Painting a moose would be a very, VERY bad time for you and the moose and anyone nearby. So I looked closer, pink eyes, I think it is a moose with albinism.

I was going to ask whether this animals coloring was breed-specific or an example of albinism. I could see it would be an advantage in the northern areas with lots of snow.

Many Northern animals actually change pelt for this, however albinism also posts a few disadvantages too - sticks out like a sore thumb the rest of the year (think "The White Stag" hunting things of yore), and I'm not sure how their eyes would handle snow glare... But defs a cool winter look!

Don’t tell MAGA about it. They’ll expedite its removal to the US.

That’s a moose

That's a moose!!

Looks like a true albino...beautiful!

Amazing. Beautiful

Sounds like a troll post to me. Or you're exceptionally uneducated.

Alces alces, from the Family of deer or true deer. It is know as moose, in North America, and elk, in Eurasia. It also has many other names depending on the local language and culture.

Looks like a moose.

It´s a white Mormon or a Jesuit, whatever

moose not deer

I can't see the comments but that's an albino moose.

Not albino

The moose is the largest species of deer actually.

Point taken. Around my parts the difference is if you hit a deer in a vehicle you are likely to stay alive. If you hit a moose, he's going to stay alive. So we tend to not care about if they are in the same family.

New Hampshire?

Yes but they have a different name because they are very different from other Deer

Deer?

Alces alces, from the Family of deer or true deer. It is know as moose, in North America, and elk, in Eurasia. It also has many other names depending on the local language and culture.

Sorry but it’s not a deer it’s an albino Moose!

Sorry, it's a deer. Because a moose is a member of the deer family. And it is not albino.

Yes your right Moose and Elk are in the Deer family.I should have mentioned that it’s a fantastic photo!I wasn’t sure if the Moose was albino so sorry bout that.

That looks more like an elk or a moose to me..Are you sure MAGA isn't running this profile??

It's a moose!

Elk (or if you want moose) is the largest and heaviest extant species of deer.

everything is about Trump when he owns your soul

Looks more like a moose to me

Sure it isn't a moose?

That looks like a moose but it is beautiful.

Majestic ♥️

Well that's no a deer.

Looks more like a moose to me!

Alces alces, from the Family of deer or true deer. It is know as moose, in North America, and elk, in Eurasia. It also has many other names depending on the local language and culture.

I learned something today! 🙏🏻🙏🏻

Me too!

I’ve never heard anyone refer to them as deer here. In Swedish it’s älg which translates to moose/elk. But most swedes I know say moose when speaking English.

I live in Sweden. They call them moose here any time my hunter neighbor talks about them

Deer?

Sorry. Moose!

It a deer disguised as a white moose 🫎

Thinks it’s gonna rein

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that's a big dog

Looks more like a white moose.

Is that a white moose?

That’s a moose, and it’s probably already been commented here

Either a nomenclature thing or, as the top of my comments list posts, "deer" being a category that includes moose. They're both Cervidae, so moose would be a type of deer as the "cervidae" family is often just colloquially "deer".

Miss Anne Elk

Beautiful

Looks more like a moose than a deer to me. But it is indeed beautiful.

I believe that would be a moose not a deer but still highly unusual and very beautiful.

Alces alces, from the Family of deer or true deer. It is know as moose, in North America, and elk, in Eurasia. It also has many other names depending on the local language and culture.

Err that's Denmark

That’s a moose!!

I think that it's a moose?

Yup. It's ALSO a deer. They're the largest deer in the deer family (Cervidae).

I did not know that!

Now you do! Isn't it cool the stuff random nerds know? LOL I've got nothing better to do with my silly brain than to fill it with trivia. LOL Cheers!

Elk

This is an albino Elk, but not was the original post! The formation of the antlers tells it all.

Look... Moose Elk Giraffe....it doesn't matter. It's NOT a Deer. Recognize your animals.

Alces alces, from the Family of deer or true deer. It is know as moose, in North America, and elk, in Eurasia. It also has many other names depending on the local language and culture.

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Beautiful moose!

Moose.

A moose is the biggest member of the deer family so yes, it is a deer.

Humans are great apes, but if you showed a video of human and said that it was a great ape, you'd be *technically* right, and you'd still have a lot of people objecting because that's not the way *anyone* outside of taxonomists would use the term.

Bad analogy. Humans evolved from apes. The moose did not evolve from deer. They are a separate species but a member of the deer family. In Sweden, they call them "deer".

Humans are a mammal belonging to a group commonly known as the great apes. We evolved along side the other currently existing great apes from a common ancestor. Humans are animals, we are still a member of the ape family. We just got lucky and became a more advanced species of ape.

Depending on how you define "advanced", anyways. I dunno, if I'd known that my decendents would be sweating their balls off working in un-airconditioned warehouses in the deep south, I never would have left the trees.

Humans are part of the hominadae family, commonly known as great apes. There are currently four generae in hominidae, and a total of eight species of great apes, of which humans are one. But you demonstrate my point: it's technically correct, but not how most people use the term.

No, humans are apes. Humans and other apes evolved from a common ancestor.

Humans, being apes, are also part of the ape family they are a separate species, but still a member of the world family. If you evolved from something, you are part of that thing and vice versa. Weird that you're all pedantic about a moose being a deer but don't know this.

The difference is in the term "evolved" which is the process of genetic changes in a population over time. We evolved from the apes to become a separate species. But the subspecies of today's moose (Alaskan, Eastern, etc) all evolved from the giant moose of the Pleistocene era - millions of yrs ago.

Right, like we evolved from other apes millions of years ago. It is literally exactly the same. We evolved from the apes to become another species... of ape. Moose evolved from other deer to become a new species of deer. (And moose) There is no difference.

Like Moose absolutely evolved from deer, if they didn't they couldn't be deer now. Which is your entire argument.