Observed approx 30 seals during Oakura School field trip to the Port.
Observed approx 30 seals during Oakura School field trip to the Port.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae
Subfamily: Capreolinae
Genus: Alces
Species: A. alces
Young male moose driven from the bush by swarms of black flies stands in the breeze sweeping the low grass opening by the highway.
Unfortunately the animal was roadkill so I was unable to make many observations. However, there was still a lingering scent of spray.
Pretty confident these were D. delphis, but didn't get a great look at the rostrum.