The Moose!

There is a lot to horse genetics, probably because they are domestic livestock. Wikipedia has some information on the colors that I had not seen before. Of course, they would be open to editing but I'm sure that I don't know about colors!

Dark Liver Chestnut might do it ...

A friend was recently telling me about a canoe trip he took down the Little Spokane. That really is a little river. He said around the very first bend he and his companion came on a bull moose standing in the river. Now, that would have been a scary event!!

I was imagining not only his size, horns but his color. I picked up a bottle of a real dark honey off the counter but decided that it wasn't quite brown enough.

Steve
 
I suppose that an individuals color would also be affected by their condition. I've seen some cow moose that were a dishwater blonde, but that was more towards spring and they could have been carrying a heavy tick load.

In the fall when they come through, the adults are dark and glossy.
 
"Hunny, don't forget your moose scraper, the windshield is all mossed-up again this morning"
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Looked out the door this morning and saw Old Ma Moose tiptoeing through the snow, saying Hey! to the horses.
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Her kid joined her shortly.

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That arrow thing is a garden ornament in my buried blueberry barrels. Pretty cleverly situated to draw your attention to that well fed moose belly.

I opened the door to say good morning and they moved off. Probably offended at my lack of hospitality at not providing an easily accessible alfalfa stack this year.

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