The Siberian moose is the largest representative of the deers family. The moose has a relatively short body and very high legs, a big, heavy, prolate and narrow head; its upper lip is very big and massive, as if it's swollen, and overhangs the lower one.

The moose's nose is hairy, except for small diamond-shaped space between nostrils which is bare. Ears are big, its length is up to 25 centimeters; eyes are small. A neck is short, thick and muscular. A back is straight, a sacrum is slightly elevated. A tail is very short, its length is about 5-10 centimeters, and it's not seen from a distance.

A body of the moose is covered with a thick, rough, a little wavy hair. A back and sides are brownish black, shins of hind legs are white. A skin color of the moose is changeable, hair is fragile. In winter the moose has a short (about 2 cm) undercoat. There is a more or less long overhanging growth under a throat of the moose. Calves are brownish till the beginning of winter.

The bull's body length measures up to 3 meters, the height is about 2 meters; the cow's body is a bit smaller. Both bull and cow have the same body structure on the whole, but cows do not have antlers, and their figures are not so massive.

In summer the moose, as far as possible, mostly reside in areas overgrown with shrubs, meadows, wood-cutting areas with great herbage, grassy marshes, banks and shores. The moose feeds on grassy and woody plants.

A single moose usually render habitable 30-50 square kilometers of the Taiga, the forest where the Siberian moose live. Sometimes, depending on allocation of feed, this area reaches 200-300 square kilometers! The moose is active in the mornings and evenings. It can be active in the daytime in those not numerous places where nobody inconvenience it. The moose sleep by nights.

The moose are great water-lovers, they can easily swim across rivers and lakes in summer.

The Siberian moose are magnificent nature's creatures. Unfortunately, at present they have a lot of problems and vital needs, which are very difficult for moose to solve and satisfy independently. Read about these problems in the corresponding section of this site, please.