The moose is a fascinating but elusive animal of the north. This book focuses on its little-known natural history. It explains the animal's behaviour, evolution and diet, and describes its natural environments around the world, including in the USA, Canada and Scandinavia, where the moose is the national animal of Sweden and of Norway.

A natural and cultural history of the moose, from Julius Caesar to the wooden moose planned in Sweden, taking in the evolution, environment and behaviour of the animal.