Bull Moose Shedding Velvet.

Every fall, the bull moose shed the 'velvet' growth that covers their antlers, the skin-like covering that provides the nutrients to the antlers to grow so quickly. Research indicates bulls use more energy growing their antlers every year than the cows do during a pregnancy. Usually late August or early September is the time when the bulls begin to shed the velvet, and often will be seen scraping their antlers on vegetation to help remove the velvet, and polish those antlers. Denali National Park, Alaska.

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