What is the largest member of the deer family ? How big to they get? Where are they found?

The moose is the largest living member of the deer family. It can reach 2.1 m at the shoulders and weigh up to 800 kilograms.

As for where they are found....pretty darn hard to hide an 800 kg moose, now isn't it?

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The moose lives in boreal forests. It prefers a forest with open and burned-out areas as well as the edges of lakes and rivers.

"Moose are taller than horses and can measure up to 7.5 feet (2.3 m) tall at the shoulder. Adult females (called cows) grow to be up to 800 pounds (360 kg); adult males (called bulls) are from 900 to 1,400 pounds (410 - 620 kg). The largest moose are found in Alaska, where specimens up to 1,400 pounds (520 kg) have been found. Moose are found in North America (Canada, Alaska, and the northern United States) and also in northern Europe (in Siberia, Sweden, Norway, and the Baltic region)." - www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/deer/Moose

Teacher: Johnny, where are elephants found?

Johnny (Who has NOT done the assigned reading, but can think fast.): Elephants are so big they hardly ever get lost.

[This message was edited by Doriangreyed on 12-27-03 at 02:51 AM.]