wallow n

wallow n In summer [the moose] resort to the wallow and lick. This is a muddy spot, usually by a stream, well trampled and worn by those animals frequenting it to eat the mud and roll in / the ooze. Some come at least once a day from spring until fall, and sometimes they even patronize a lick in win...

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Summary:wallow n In summer [the moose] resort to the wallow and lick. This is a muddy spot, usually by a stream, well trampled and worn by those animals frequenting it to eat the mud and roll in / the ooze. Some come at least once a day from spring until fall, and sometimes they even patronize a lick in winter, scraping at the snow and rushing ice with their hooves to get at the muddy water. 63 A battle [of female moose] reaches a climax when the cows enter a fresh wallow prepared by the bull. PRINTED ITEM DNE Sup AUG 4 1988 G. M. Story WK Not used Not used Withdrawn