Dayling
Tägling

Alces alces , captive
Moose (US) / Elk (GB)
Elch

Wildpark Hundshaupten, Franconia, Germany, Europe
05/2011

Nature can be startling - while human babies take their time to get in an upright position, moose calves achieve that within hours. This calf is about half a day old - about 7 hours actually. With wobbly legs it rises and walks along the moose cow - the mother.

EOS 7D, EF 100-400/4.5-5.6 L USM @ 180mm, 1/320 F5.6, ISO400; RAW

Please also check in the Picture of the month section - 06/2011