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The moose is the largest member of the deer family: it can weigh up to eight hundred kilograms. It is a very powerful swimmer, swimming up to nineteen kilometers. In summer it spends several hours a day in the water, both to cool off and to avoid the bugs. It will also dive over five meters to the lake bottom for food. Even moose calves are excellent swimmers at only a few days of age.