Moose Calf
Manufacturer: Schleich
Moose Calf
At birth a calf moose is a tiny, ungainly copy of its mother. If it is one of twins it may weigh 6 kg; if born singly, between 11 and 16 kg. Calves are helpless at birth. The mother keeps them in seclusion for a couple of days, hidden from their many enemies in a thicket or on an island. During the first month after birth it may gain more than half a kilogram a day, and later in the summer may begin to put on more than 2 kg a day for a time. At the age of only a few days a calf can outrun a human and swim readily. Calves stay with the cow until she calves again the following spring. At that time she drives off her yearlings -- no doubt a difficult experience for the "teenage" moose.