Albino moose -- check out these photos!

Catshrink

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Sat May-21-05 08:43 PM
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Albino moose -- check out these photos!

Edited on Sat May-21-05 08:47 PM by Catshrink

My sister sent these -- they were taken at Eielson AFB in Alaska.

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Finn MacCool

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Sat May-21-05 08:46 PM
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1. Cool pictures, thanks.

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clydefrand

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Sat May-21-05 08:47 PM
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2. Thanks for sharing. Always interested in the wild thangs!

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KittyWampus

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Sat May-21-05 08:47 PM
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3. Wow! I Wonder If They're As Significant As White Buffalo

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Catshrink

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Sat May-21-05 08:48 PM
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4. I don't know -- we should ask HeyHey....

or CannuckAmok or one of our other Canadian friends.

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WannaJumpMyScooter

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Sat May-21-05 08:49 PM
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5. 2 of them? wow. I saw one years ago in Maine

and people did not believe me then.

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BrklynLiberal

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Sat May-21-05 08:49 PM
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6. It is fantastic that someone was able to get pictures and we got to see

them Thanks.

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mcscajun

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Sat May-21-05 08:52 PM
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7. Hope they are albinos, and not "ghost moose" (see link)

Do a 'find' on ghost moose in the link below.

http://www.moosefoundation.org/Moose_Stories.htm

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KittyWampus

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Sat May-21-05 08:56 PM
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9. How Did You Know About The "Ghost Moose"? That's So Interesting

and kind of esoteric.

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mcscajun

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Sat May-21-05 09:05 PM
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11. Didn't know about it all until 20 minutes ago. I'm intensely curious...

...and when strange things pop up online, I just have to research them.
And I love to share. :)

In an unrelated matter...don't even get between me and my keyboard when something Suspicious pops up...I'm all over it like flies on shit. :D

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Catshrink

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Sat May-21-05 09:02 PM
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10. That was interesting....

My sister lives in Anchorage and it isn't unusual for them to have moose in their yard or driveway. If that happens, they just sit and wait for them to leave. If they honk the horn, they run the risk of the moose charging the car. They are nasty buggers!

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snowbear

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Sat May-21-05 09:15 PM
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12. me too...

(Live in Anchorage that is :) )

I had a mama moose in my backyard a few days ago who delivered a little baby! :hug: .. She and her baby stayed in the backyard for 3 days before they finally moved on.

I have pictures of her saved in Word, plus pictures of a mama moose that delivered twins in the same spot last spring.

I just asked on another post if anyone knows how I can transfer pics from there (Word) to here.. I probably need to create a photo album or something, right? :blush:

I've never seen an albino moose, but the Anchorage Daily News has pictures of them when residents come across them!

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Sat May-21-05 09:35 PM
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15. I think they are "ghost moose."

Look at all the ticks on them.

True albinos have pink eyes.

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Catshrink

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Sat May-21-05 11:26 PM
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16. I was wondering about the pink eyes also.

Someone else said they might be piebald. I don't know enough about moose. All I know is that they are big and unpredictable.

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Ladyhawk

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Sat May-21-05 11:48 PM
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18. I didn't know about ghost moose when I looked at the pic of the calf.

My first thought when I saw the calf was, "Oh my god, he's COVERED with ticks." Look and you can see them. Then I saw the post on "ghost moose" and it seemed to fit with my observation.

The color is pretty, but in this case it may mean the moose aren't in very good health.

I'm always looking to expand my knowledge of wildlife and natural history. Thanks for the info, everybody. I've learned something new.

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Dr.Phool

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Sat May-21-05 08:55 PM
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8. Cooool!

Now we need some albino flying squirrels!

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katinmn

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Sat May-21-05 09:19 PM
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13. Thanks! Nice to see.

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blueknight

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Sat May-21-05 09:27 PM
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14. i love those pics!

i have taken thousands of pics of wildlife over the years, and i would venture to say those are PIEBALD moose.

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FizzFuzz

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Sat May-21-05 11:32 PM
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17. wow, thanks for these cool pics!

The spotty one is especially cute-- I like the big nose! :loveya:

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roguevalley

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Sun May-22-05 12:23 AM
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19. I love moose. Saw two today. Juneau had a blue bear until some

Edited on Sun May-22-05 12:24 AM by roguevalley

fucker shot it. Those have to be spots. I have never seen a tick up here in 30 years. Anyone from Alaska seen a tick?

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Parrcrow

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Sun May-22-05 02:18 AM
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20. Holy Cow! Polar Moose!!

Moose -- Polar Bear hybrid. HeyHey's gonna freak out.

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VOX

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Sun May-22-05 05:09 AM
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21. Wow. Very cool pics!

Many thanks for posting! :toast:

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lakemonster11

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Sun May-22-05 06:27 AM
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22. Wow, cool

I used to see this group of white deer around my house---they didn't have pink eyes either (at least not that I could tell). There were always 13 of them.

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Catshrink

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Sun May-22-05 09:19 AM
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23. Shameless kick

for the morning crowd

:kick:

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zanne

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Sun May-22-05 09:40 AM
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24. And one of them is polka-dotted!

Great pictures!

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Catshrink

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Sun May-22-05 09:44 AM
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25. I thought that was cool....

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