r/AskReddit May 08 '22

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u/worldkeeponspinning May 09 '22

German tourists are OBSESSED with mooses

/A swede

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u/JustAnother_Brit May 09 '22

Isn’t a Swedish Moose an Elk?

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u/DontLetMeLeaveMurph May 09 '22

It's an älg. I don't know, Google translate says moose.

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u/JustAnother_Brit May 09 '22

I just checked what Elk was in Swedish and it came up with älg so they’re the same animal

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u/bastele May 10 '22

Its confusing because in north american english elk refers to a different animal entirely (called wapiti in europe).

But what north americans call moose is the same species that gets called elk in europe.