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| - In Real Life, moose are at least moderately intelligent as far as animals go. In fiction, however, they can be shown as very dumb. At best, they are a bit slow on the uptake, and at worst, they can even be portrayed as Too Dumb to Live. Examples of Moose Are Idiots include:
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| - In Real Life, moose are at least moderately intelligent as far as animals go. In fiction, however, they can be shown as very dumb. At best, they are a bit slow on the uptake, and at worst, they can even be portrayed as Too Dumb to Live. Likely due to the inherently funny name, moose are the only species of deer portrayed as stupid in fiction rather than graceful, including themselves under the older name "(Eurasian) elk" (And no, there's absolutely no difference. "Moose" is just the Abenaki name, which caught on in the East around the same time the Lewis and Clark expedition found the similar-looking Northwestern "elk"). They are also the largest extant species of deer which, paired with their enormous antlers, often translates into "big and clumsy". Examples of Moose Are Idiots include:
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