On average, an adult moose stands 1.8–2.1 m (6–7 ft) high at the shoulder. Males weigh 380–720 kg (850–1580 pounds)… and females weigh 270–360 kg (600–800 pounds).

The largest of all is the Alaskan subspecies (A. a. gigas), which can stand over 2.1 m (7 ft) at the shoulder, has a span across the antlers of 1.8 m (6 ft) and averages 634.5 kg (1,396 lbs) in males and 478 kg (1,052 lbs) in females. Typically, however, the antlers of a mature specimen are between 1.2 m (3.9 ft) and 1.5 m (4.9 ft).

The largest confirmed size for this species was a bull shot at the Yukon River in September 1897 weighing 820 kg (1,800 lb) and was 233 cm (92 in) tall at the shoulder. The Moose of Alaska matches the extinct Irish Elk as the largest deer of all time.

Firstly, the two pictures show a moose that is standing in the exact same pose. See especially the front left leg and the rear left leg. I suppose it could be coincidence, but I doubt it.

Secondly, the rear right hoof in the second picture is in the exact same spot on the ground as is the front right hoof in the first picture. Seeing that the rear leg is placed down onto the ground before the front leg is lifted from the ground (clearly seen here by the left front and left rear), the two could not possibly occupy the same spot on the ground. The rear hoofs are placed behind the front hoofs.

Thirdly, as for the beard actually “swinging”, that cannot at all be assumed or confirmed by viewing only one still snapshot. And the 1st picture only shows it from the side, so there are not enough pictures to compare with and thus confirm that motion.

And furthermore, if was me there, I would have emptied my camera on such an awesome sight and got as many pictures as possible. But I suppose it is possible that whoever took the pictures happened to have only two pictures left in his camera, or maybe he just didn’t want any more pictures. Strange. And judging by the these two pictures, this “moose” was definitely not moving so fast as to make it impossible to get more pictures. Actually, in this case, a third picture could not be taken without obviously revealing the duplication of one fixed pose of one stuffed moose.

“Don’t believe anything you hear, and only half of what you see”. Happy hunting. SW

The first picture:
Under the chin, along the front most leg, and the part of the rump that is in front of the tree: too sharp of lines.
Plus, the size alone… Did a much better job of saturation on this photo than the next photo.

The second picture:
Ok, this one is much easier…

He’s more saturated with color than the surrounding trees. He’s very brown and very colored, and the trees have just the slightest touch of gray to them.
He has some very sharp lines on his legs, too sharp for a real photo.
The sun shining on his rump, back leg, stomach, front legs all would be blocked by the trees behind him.
Plus, the biggest one of all, he casts no shadow in either photo.

Who ever photo shopped this did a really good job, but missed some tell-tale details.

A nice prank we pull is to sign our artwork when we finish photoshopping it.

Look at the moose’s right shoulder in the first picture.
If you zoom in close enough, there is a picture of a face.

The signature.

It is almost guaranteed that is the face of the photoshopper.

It’d be nice if it was real, but sorry, guys.

It’s a FAKE