Moose, Soldotna, Alaska

There's a moose loose around the hoose, originally uploaded by blather. (high rez version here)

There's a moose loose around the hoose

Alaskan Moose, Alces alces gigas, near Soldotna

Tycho Brahe (15461601), a famous physicist and astronomer, had a pet elk that once got drunk and died when it fell down the stairs in his castle