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Moose can dive for water lilies

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Imagine kayaking on a serene lake and seeing a thousand-pound forest giant emerge from the depths like a hairy submarine. Moose are shockingly excellent swimmers with nostrils that act as biological valves, allowing them to completely submerge up to twenty feet deep to rip up nutrient-rich water lilies from the lake floor.

Moose can dive for water lilies
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