Sujet

Moose-hunting in Canada - a Bull Moose feeding, 1858. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Moose-hunting in Canada - a Bull Moose feeding, 1858. Male moose '...feeding among the lily-pods in autumn...The moose is the largest of the deer tribe, sometimes attaining the weight of one thousand pounds, and is the largest wild animal frequenting the forests of America...During the summer months moose are fond of frequenting the lakes and rivers, partly for the purpose of escaping from the tormenting flies and to avoid injuring their antlers, but chiefly because such localities afford an abundance of grassy food...The rutting season commences in September, when the males do a great deal of hard fighting...Their antlers begin to sprout in April, and complete their growth in July; they sometimes expand five feet nine inches, and the weight of a large pair may be stated at seventy pounds'. From "Illustrated London News", 1858.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM23A82_319

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NA

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Droits gérés

Format disponible

30,4Mo (2,7Mo) / 32,6cm x 23,4cm / 3848 x 2759 (300dpi)

Mots clés

autumn animal wildlife water season arts pond country fall large lake art British Canada Canadian geography color antlers antler moose big location century Britain newspapers press print concept B&W engraved engraving Colour 19th century black & white black and white B W white and black nineteenth century feeding The Print Collector geographical feature Illustrated London News TGN ILN newspaper Unknown Cervus alces 19th-century