Comments on: Moose with 4 calves causes stir http://ktna.org/2009/06/15/moose-with-4-calves-causes-stir/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=moose-with-4-calves-causes-stir Community Radio from Talkeetna, Alaska Wed, 16 May 2012 03:53:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: James Masonhttp://ktna.org/2009/06/15/moose-with-4-calves-causes-stir/comment-page-1/#comment-1318 James Mason Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:27:55 +0000 http://ktna.org/?p=2043#comment-1318 This moose hijacked her daughter's calves. The dominant bull in the area will run off the male offspring after they split up with mom, but the cows stay. First time moms are not real secure in their child rearing skills, and sometimes their mother will take the calves. Usually the younger cow gets them back. Chances are the daughter, who is the mother of the two smaller calves, is not far away. I don't think moose will suckle calves who are not the offspring of a daughter. This moose hijacked her daughter’s calves. The dominant bull in the area will run off the male offspring after they split up with mom, but the cows stay. First time moms are not real secure in their child rearing skills, and sometimes their mother will take the calves. Usually the younger cow gets them back. Chances are the daughter, who is the mother of the two smaller calves, is not far away. I don’t think moose will suckle calves who are not the offspring of a daughter.

]]> By: mikehttp://ktna.org/2009/06/15/moose-with-4-calves-causes-stir/comment-page-1/#comment-1313 mike Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:38:52 +0000 http://ktna.org/?p=2043#comment-1313 Rosalita and Carole wrote:"The two on the right are clearly older." Although the foster mom theory is a quite valid one, couldn't the difference in size be attributed at all to the two on the right being further behind (or closer to the camera) the two on the left (further from the camera), giving the illusion that two are larger that the other two? Look at the shadows! The two on the left are almost even with mom (or mother-in-law), while the two on the right are markedly further behind mom. Just an observation... Rosalita and Carole wrote:”The two on the right are clearly older.”

Although the foster mom theory is a quite valid one, couldn’t the difference in size be attributed at all to the two on the right being further behind (or closer to the camera) the two on the left (further from the camera), giving the illusion that two are larger that the other two? Look at the shadows! The two on the left are almost even with mom (or mother-in-law), while the two on the right are markedly further behind mom.

Just an observation…

]]> By: Rosalitahttp://ktna.org/2009/06/15/moose-with-4-calves-causes-stir/comment-page-1/#comment-1268 Rosalita Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:12:07 +0000 http://ktna.org/?p=2043#comment-1268 I’m from Maine and have seen this before. Mother has a calf and adopts another one whose mother was killed. This mother took on quite a handfull. The two on the right are clearly older. I’m from Maine and have seen this before. Mother has a calf and adopts
another one whose mother was killed. This mother took on quite a handfull.
The two on the right are clearly older.

]]> By: Carolehttp://ktna.org/2009/06/15/moose-with-4-calves-causes-stir/comment-page-1/#comment-1266 Carole Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:08:30 +0000 http://ktna.org/?p=2043#comment-1266 Clearly this is a case of a Mom adopting orphans. The two on the right are lager then the two on the left. Warms the hear to see her do this. That means two more darlin's will survive. Clearly this is a case of a Mom adopting orphans.
The two on the right are lager then the two on the left.
Warms the hear to see her do this. That means two more
darlin’s will survive.

]]> By: Grainnehttp://ktna.org/2009/06/15/moose-with-4-calves-causes-stir/comment-page-1/#comment-1261 Grainne Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:24:48 +0000 http://ktna.org/?p=2043#comment-1261 Amazing. I live in moose county, too, in Maine. We love to see single moose, let alone a mama with four babies. My mom had four babies in all, but at four different times. I wonder if she is fostering some babies? Do moose do that? We should call her quatromoosemom! I am never surprised at the love and devotion that mama animals, especially mammals, show their and others' young. Amazing. I live in moose county, too, in Maine. We love to see single moose, let alone a mama with four babies. My mom had four babies in all, but at four different times. I wonder if she is fostering some babies? Do moose do that? We should call her quatromoosemom!
I am never surprised at the love and devotion that mama animals, especially mammals, show their and others’ young.

]]> By: Peghttp://ktna.org/2009/06/15/moose-with-4-calves-causes-stir/comment-page-1/#comment-1254 Peg Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:51:32 +0000 http://ktna.org/?p=2043#comment-1254 This is awesome! My husband & I were in Alaska in March of 2007. We saw the start of the Iditarod and of course took a plane from Talkeetna Air up to Denali. More awesomeness. By the way we are from Minnesota. We took a couple of good pictures of moose but nothing like this mama. This is awesome! My husband & I were in Alaska in March of 2007. We saw the start of the Iditarod and of course took a plane from Talkeetna Air up to Denali. More awesomeness. By the way we are from Minnesota. We took a couple of good pictures of moose but nothing like this mama.

]]> By: Kimo Rosenhttp://ktna.org/2009/06/15/moose-with-4-calves-causes-stir/comment-page-1/#comment-1253 Kimo Rosen Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:40:44 +0000 http://ktna.org/?p=2043#comment-1253 my guess is Mom moose was poached or died and this mom is fostering those twins... thats the opinion of a former Alaskan of 20 years now living in Hawaii.... Aloha my guess is Mom moose was poached or died and this mom is fostering those twins…

thats the opinion of a former Alaskan of 20 years now living in Hawaii…. Aloha

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