MOOSE
The moose has sounds for four basic emotions.
1. Anger: a loud guttural r-r-r-a-a-a-h, or a snort (Both sexes use the
calls to warn off other moose.) This call is rarely heard in the wild
by humans, so Dr. Crichton didn't catch it on tape.
2. Love: A lovesick cow moans to attract males. When in pursuit of
females a bull grunts and by opens and closes his mouth (it sounds like
clapping with wet hands.
Call 1: Cow Moose Moan with Bull Grunting.
Call 2: Cow Moose Moan Alone.
Call 3: Bull Moose Grunt.
Call 4: Cow Moan and Bull Opening/Closing his Mouth.3. Fear: When scared, a calf
makes a distress call (like a deer's bleat).
4. Loneliness: A lonely moose will use a seeking call that sounds
like a whine.
Call 5: Calf bleating with Cow Whining
Sources: These
sounds were from Outdoor Life's November '99 Gamefile - Canada Moose. The
moose calls were collected by Dr. Vince Crichton in the Canadian
wilderness and are on his CD-ROM, "Moose Music."
To listen to
these RMA clips you need the free Real Audio Player.
Mike Martin blowing
a moose-call:
The Mi'kmaq Portraits Collection
Colchester County, N.S. (1979)
Photograph: Alex Wilson
Nova Scotia Museum, Halifax
http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mikmaq/mp0958.htm
Mike Martin, born in Newfoundland in 1908, demonstrates the art of calling a moose (1979), using a 'trumpet' of rolled-up birch bark.
Audience, left to right: R. H. Whitehead, Harold F. McGee, Jr., and Bernie Francis. Mike Martin died at Halifax, 19 November 1990.
Imitation Call: Funnels are still used to make moose calls and sound much like this call (WAV file)
