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http://askanaturalist.com/who-would-win-lion-or-moose/

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The Short Answer: You are both right.

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For many years, my son and I have had a running argument as to who would win in a battle: a Tyrannosaurus rex or Spiderman. I contend that a T-rex would simply crunch Spiderman with its nine inch teeth. My son clings to the preposterous claim that Spiderman would run around T-rex, wrapping up the dinosaur’s legs with spidey-silk, causing the T-rex to fall clumsily forward onto its face. And T-rex, with its tiny, useless arms, would be unable to catch itself as it fell. That sounds plausible … except that T-rex would simply chomp Spiderman before he could run around with his spidey-silk!

But I digress …

Your question is similar, in that we aren’t ever likely to get any definitive evidence.  Lions (Panthera leo) and moose (Alces alces) don’t overlap in range, since lions live in Africa and some parts of southern Asia, and moose live in the northern half of North America, and northern regions of Europe and Asia.  (If only we could talk to some prehistoric Europeans or North Americans, we might get an answer, since there were African lions in Europe up until about 2,000 years ago and North America had its own similar species until about 13,000 years ago.)

On the other hand, however, your question is much more answerable than T-rex versus Spiderman in that we do know something about what kinds of animals lions can and do kill, and we do know something about the kind of prey lions choose.

Because they’re big, charismatic, and symbolic, as well as being an apex predator, lions have received quite a bit research attention over the years. By following lions around and recording exactly who they chase and who they kill, we know that lions truly are “The King of Beasts.” A tiger (Panthera tigris) may be the single largest and most dangerous predator on land, but a pride of lions can kill anything, and even solitary lions can bring down most of the large game in their habitats. Despite the often repeated claim that only female lions hunt, both sexes hunt in groups and individually.

A moose is certainly a large animal, with males weighing 380–720 kg (850–1580 pounds) and females weighing 270–360 kg (600–800 pounds). Lions will hunt anything from a rabbit to an elephant, but they prefer larger animals. Theory suggests there should be an optimal size prey where the extra energy expended and the extra danger risked in hunting a larger animal is balanced by the larger prize of more meat. And this seems to be the case. When given the choice, lions don’t necessarily go for the most common prey, and can often be seen walking right past smaller animals that seem like easy pickings. Instead, they often target prey that are about 250 kg (550 pounds). A female moose is very close to that sweet spot.

Lions also prefer slower prey over faster. Like most big cats, lions are capable of very fast spurts of speed for a short distance, but speedier prey like impala and zebra can often simply outrun a lion. Slower animals such as African buffalo are less likely to outrun a lion and therefore will turn and fight, using horns and hoofs.

Given the fact that a female moose is not particularly fleet, and does not sport the impressive antlers that male moose do, I think it’s pretty reasonable to assume that if lions lived where moose do, female moose and moose calves would be on the menu regularly.

But I suspect your argument is really about a battle between a solitary lion and a male, antlered moose. However, even then, I don’t think there’s much question that a solitary lion could kill a full-grown bull moose. When I asked Matt Hayward, Regional Ecologist for the Australian Wildlife Conservancy, who has studied lion predatory behavior extensively in Africa, for his opinion, here’s what he said, “Lion would love moose. The antlers of moose would pose little risk to lions given they are not always present, often covered in velvet and not overly sharp.  Individual lions regularly kill buffalo and giraffe that are as large or larger than even a male moose.  A moose would be a snack.”

One final piece of evidence is that the mountain lion (Puma concolor), which overlaps the range of moose in North America, regularly kills moose. The animals killed are almost entirely calves and juveniles, but adult male mountain lions do occasionally kill adult moose. If a mountain lion, which is a solitary hunter and is about one third the size of an African lion, can kill an adult moose, it certainly seems likely that a solitary African lion could also do so.

Everything I’ve said so far suggests that you should win the argument. But … and this is a large but … here’s where the scale tips back in favor of your friend. Even as one of the world’s most ferocious predators, lions are most often failures. All predators fail on most of their hunts, and Dr. Hayward points out that lions are particularly unsuccessful. “Lions are notoriously hopeless hunters and only catch prey in 1 out of 10 hunts on average.” Of course you don’t want to be the unlucky #10, but the truth is that most of the time, lion prey outrun the lion, or fight off the attack or otherwise end up shaking but alive at the end. And there’s little reason to assume the same wouldn’t be true of moose.

So chances are that in most encounters between a moose and a lion, the moose would walk away at the end and the lion would sulk hungrily, plotting its next nine attacks. That’s why my short answer was “You’re both right.”

And now I’ve probably given you both more ammunition. Have fun.

I think, maybe obviously, a lot will depend on who we can sell - Nyland? Kalinic? Taylor? Elmohamady? Bree? Lansbury? Kodjia? Hogan? 

I think it's highly unlikely all of them would go, especially in January, but some of them leaving could free up some space.

What are people's thoughts on bringing Tuanzebe back? Could that be a possibility or do you think he's crucial to Man U now? I'd love him back, his versatility would improve our squad in my opinion but, he's signed a new contract with them, I suppose I may have to let this one go never.

I think we'll definitely try and bring in a full back and an attacking player/forward (maybe two and loan out Davis [preferably for me to a high end championship team that's going to give him regular games] I'd only loan him out if we secured two attacking players though, otherwise we definitely need him)

Joshua Vagnoman is an 18 year old versatile full-back who could be a good addition to our squad.

Calvin Stengs is a twenty year old pacy winger, could be an interesting inclusion.

Agustin Urzi is a nineteen year old attacking midfielder who seems to be very good at linking play.

Jonathan David is a nineteen year old forward. Seems to be quite a balanced, two footed player who looks like he could be good in the Premier League.

Superstar name + Superstar Hair = Superstar Footballer

Class.

Has scored 4 in 8, (EDIT v). And this is while he's still learning and at times struggling with his confidence and the challenges of the Premier League. Fingers crossed he continues to improve.

Edit -  thanks to @MotoMkali I wrote the stats incorrectly - I meant one in every 3 of his shots on target (12) has resulted in a goal

And he's even got an assist  

His job is to score goals, and that's what he does.

I'd start

Heaton

Guilbert---Mings---Engels---Targett

McGinn---Nakamba---Hourihane

El Ghazi---Wesley---Grealish

So basically, the team that started against Norwich  

I'd still like to see Douglas and Trezeguet get a good amount of minutes too.

If we keep the confidence going into this game, it may be more of a contest, but I think we'll come out victorious, Villa Park crowd in full support does wonders.

I'll say 2-0. nice clean sheet for ourselves.   

I'd still start

Heaton

Elmo---Engels---Mings---Guilbert

Douglas---Nakamba---McGinn

Trezeguet---Wesley---Grealish

The issue for me has been Smith's reluctance to make in game changes and leaving them too late. I don't know if he's trying to leave certain players on to build their endurance and stamina, but we need to obviously balance that with picking up points along this learning curve. I do think we're improving every game, even if it's only slightly, although we're yet to cement our foundations. I'm going to say a 2-1 win for us here, concentration when defending needs to be paramount for the whole team, and if it improves in this game, we've got a great chance of winning.  

This guy's a free agent at the moment.

I'd start

Heaton

Elmo---Mings---Engels---Guilbert

Luiz---Nakamba---McGinn

Trezeguet---Wesley---Grealish

Would love to get an earlyish goal here, as I think it could be crucial, and would hope that wouldn't mean we just sat back.

I'll say 2-0 Villa with a dogged defensive display.  

1 hour ago, mjmooney said:

This joke was on The Antiques Roadshow last week. The expert said: "A nice vintage joke, probably early 1970s. It's obviously been well-used, but the wear and polish just adds to its charm. No real monetary value, but I'm sure it has great nostalgic associations for your family". 

Funnily (Or not it seems) enough it was told to me by a 94 year old woman.

Kev was always bragging about all the people he knows to his co-workers until one day his boss loses it and tells him to prove it. If he really knows all these famous people he could produce evidence, right?

Kev shows his boss the numerous pictures on his phone hobnobbing with celebrities and politicians. His boss calls bullshit, anyone can use Photoshop.

Kev calls someone on his phone and hands it to his boss, who hears the unmistakable voice of Tom Hanks asking how long has it been since he and Kev had dinner together. Again, his boss doesn't believe him and says it could be anyone on the line.

Kev thinks for a moment, and asks if he has any plans that weekend. Kev then flies his boss and himself out to Vatican City where a crowd is gathering in front of the Vatican. Kev's boss is jostled around the crowd and loses Kev in the confusion. Suddenly, the crowd roars and he looks up to see the Pope himself standing next to a waving Kev. Just then, an old man gets his attention and motions towards the balcony saying "who the **** is that guy up there standing next to Kev?"

@ender4 What happened in the three weeks between watching Godzilla and John Wick/Night school?

Gotham by Gaslight was almost a game.

And they made an animation

Another Elseworlds book I think would make a good movie is JSA: The Golden Age

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Some of the greatest heroes of the 1940s, including the original Green Lantern, Atom, Hawkman, Starman and others return in this spectacular Elseworlds tale. The story follows their postwar adventures as they battle evil in a world they fear may no longer need them. And as their importance wanes, a new hero, Dynaman, rallies the nation behind his fascist agenda.

I think it depends on if the novel is fiction or non-fiction.

17 minutes ago, Xela said:

Are there any other 'fests' than wankfest or jizzfest?

Loads.

57 minutes ago, PieFacE said:

Does anyone know what the deal is with The Joker after this film? Will it be a continuation of his story with other films? Or is it just a one off showing some origins of how he became the person he is. 

I really like the style and atmosphere to it. But it's never going to work in a Superhero Universe if they try and carry the story on imo. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joker_(2019_film)

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it is intended to launch DC Black, a series of DC-based films separate from the DC Extended Universe (DCEU).

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Development of a standalone Joker film began in 2016 and was confirmed in August 2017, after Warner Bros. and DC Films decided to deemphasize the shared nature of the DCEU.

A lot has been made of Mings getting a call up, and rightly so, but let's give some attention to our other England International -

I know he's young so obviously he would want to impress, especially as it was his debut and he's going to give it his all, running on adrenaline, but I was impressed with his willingness to close the opposition down. If he keeps that up, coupled with his pace, I think we'll see some effective performances from him.

Lansbury detected two team mates cerebrally, it's no mystery that his fitness gives a clue to his ability and if he can avoid injury, he'll murder the opposition (not literary, I mean literally).