Morty the Moose of TV’s ‘Northern Exposure’ Dies
<i> Associated Press</i>
PULLMAN, Wash. —
Morty, the moose that ambles through the opening credits of the TV show “Northern Exposure,” has died of an illness linked to a mineral deficiency.
The moose, brought from Alaska as an orphan yearling five years ago, was a subject of studies headed by Charles Robbins, a Washington State University professor of natural resource sciences. Researchers later found a cobalt and copper deficiency in the diet of the moose that led to its death, Robbins said.
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