Bull Moose exhibiting lip curl in Chugach State Park

Alaska. Mature bull Moose (Alces alces gigas) with a large set of antlers standing in tall dry grass exhibiting the flehmen response (lip curl) as a means of gathering and interpreting female moose scents in Chugach State Park in September with dark green evergreen trees in the background.

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Alaska. Mature bull Moose (Alces alces gigas) with a large set of antlers standing in tall dry grass exhibiting the flehmen response (lip curl) as a means of gathering and interpreting female moose scents in Chugach State Park in September with dark green evergreen trees in the background.