Wolves, Wolf Facts, Cougars, Cougar Facts, Coyotes, Coyote Facts - Wolves, Cougars, Coyotes Forever: In 2004, Dr. Lawrence Witmer of Ohio University published a study documenting the advantages that the large nose of the Moose provides this browser----- Stereolfaction and waterproof nasal passages-------- Moose, with their widely separated nostrils may have enough separation that each nostril samples a different part of a gradient, allowing the animal to orient easily and track odors........This attribute, strengthens their ability to determine the location and distance of smells, aiding in food gathering, mating and avoiding predators...... . There are specialized structures within moose nostrils that automatically seal off the nose from water......... Moose seem to do this by expanding the size of a pad of connective tissue due to the pressure of water.......This aids the animals when they are grazing on the Aquatic plant-stuffs they love so much...... Wet habitats also provide relief from tics and the impacts of global warming(although not nearly enough as we witness die-offs of Moose across the USA and parts of Canada)

Wolves, Wolf Facts, Cougars, Cougar Facts, Coyotes, Coyote Facts - Wolves, Cougars, Coyotes Forever: In 2004, Dr. Lawrence Witmer of Ohio University published a study documenting the advantages that the large nose of the Moose provides this browser----- Stereolfaction and waterproof nasal passages-------- Moose, with their widely separated nostrils may have enough separation that each nostril samples a different part of a gradient, allowing the animal to orient easily and track odors........This attribute, strengthens their ability to determine the location and distance of smells, aiding in food gathering, mating and avoiding predators...... . There are specialized structures within moose nostrils that automatically seal off the nose from water......... Moose seem to do this by expanding the size of a pad of connective tissue due to the pressure of water.......This aids the animals when they are grazing on the Aquatic plant-stuffs they love so much...... Wet habitats also provide relief from tics and the impacts of global warming(although not nearly enough as we witness die-offs of Moose across the USA and parts of Canada)