Moose 🦌 The Shocking Size of These Animals

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Moose are one of the tallest and most majestic animals in the world. Found in North America, Europe, and Asia, these impressive creatures are known for their massive antlers and distinctive appearance.
In this 1-minute video, you'll learn all about moose, including their behavior, habitat, diet, and interesting facts about these amazing animals. You'll also get to see some stunning visuals of moose in their natural environment, from grazing in the forests to swimming in the rivers.
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[LoudWaffle]

Nobody grasps the size of a moose until they see it next to a car.

[Woodledude]

Fun fact: If a male moose is chasing you, don't make the mistake of assuming it can't get its antlers between trees. They can and will tilt their heads, at speed, to weave through trees as long as their body can fit between them.

Moose are basically about as dangerous as bears, when they want to be. That said, if you're in the right places in Alaska, you'll find them wandering around your neighborhood, and they don't often cause a ton of trouble. We had a female moose who gave birth in our back yard every year, when I was still up there.

The trick is just to not approach them, or go outside at the same time as them being around.

Also... An SUV won't protect you from a moose collision. All it does is take their legs out from under them and send their giant body through your windshield (and you). Get a smaller car, and they'll sail right over you instead.

EDIT: After some discussion in the comments, it appears that I do not know what I'm talking about with moose and SUVs specifically, so the last "fact" may not be very accurate. My apologies!

This concludes Woodledude's Fun Moose Facts.

[Jaycobb]

I heard that you don't actually realize how huge moose are until you actually see one. We all know they're huge right, but when you see one up close, it's a different kind of "know"

[TrapperAaron]

When I was about 5, we were camping in Canada. We took the day to play in a nearby waterfall that ended in a big swamp. I was playing at edge of swamp when I saw a head and antlers swimming to my side of the swamp. Then moose got out of water, and I was scared to death! Never have I ever encountered such an absolutely huge animal in the wild. 35 years later I still have a very clear picture of that moose in my head.

[BankruptMonkey]

Fun fact, moose are wild animals and you should not touch them or chase them. If you make them feel threatened you will die.

[jazzcorneille]

Moose are such good swimmers in fact, that the killer whale is considered to be one of their natural predators.

[Tyrex_Productions]

Imagine befriending a moose. Heck, imagine befriending an entire army of moose! I’d be UNSTOPPABLE

[dibsdibs]

Male moose really goes out for milk every time

[mikemcnut]

My God they are huge. This literally made my eyes widen seeing how big they are.

[Jarfig]

Moose are underrated animals they’re friggin awesome so beautiful and strong

[ArabBomber]

Nobody talking bout the moose that was running on water?

[joemcnulty]

Count yourself lucky if you're able to befriend one, they're incredibly strong animals, and Incredibly aggressive when provoked.

[Basinrails]

“MOOSEN! I SAW A FLOCK OF MOOSEN!”

-Brian Regan

[Flipclockfans]

And often, their best friend is a flying squirrel.

[framedavinci]

There's no way to tell through a video exactly how massive moose are. I saw one once. It's mind-blowing.

[Claudia-lqns]

The momma with the two little babies was so adorable 🥰🫎

[cyninbend]

I learned an amazing thing about moose last time I was in Jackson Hole--my favorite place on Earth. Moose can stand out there in the snow for what seems like forever without their feet or legs ever getting frostbite. That is because their body fat never becomes the solid white lard we see in cattle (beef)--and in humans, if you were to see your insides. Their fat in unsaturated or something, and remains a warm liquid that can easily circulate.

Another thing to remember about moose is the sheer power of their bodies and weird antlers. Years ago, I was standing by the back end of my Jeep in a parking area by a bridge/overpass above the river in Jackson Hole. There was a very wide path down to the river, which was blocked off so people could not fall in--the water was too cold to survive.  

You could walk along the path there by the river, I suppose, but it was early November, cold, not exactly pretty, right before sunset. My Shih Tzu (a tough throwback to a Tibetan Terrier) my super protective dog was barking like crazy--really going ape, and so I'd put him in the car, where he was throwing himself against the windows. 

I got in the car to calm him down--which it did. A second later, a huge male moose with full antlers came crashing through the plant growth between the bridge turnout and the river--small trees and giant shrubs about 12+ feet tall, so dense I could not see through them. I had not heard a thing until he was standing right where I had been a second earlier. 

There was the cleared path at least 10 or 15 feet wide, gravel on the ground, and nothing up by the bridge, or in the turnout parking area. No reason I could see to go up there if you are a moose. And if you insisted, you could walk up the path with no resistance. It was freezing and windy, no people but us. Yet that giant moose came crashing through the trees and brush, so densely thick it was quite a job, even for a moose. His antlers sort of cut through the branches, breaking through each and every one. It took a tall, massive creature with huge flat antlers to bust through.

I say this because, should anyone visit a place with huge animals such as moose (and elk, bison--and I imagine elephants?--who are equally unpredictable, violent, impulsive--they rule their worlds, all animal testosterone)...don't stand around where you cannot see all around you without obstruction. And don't think that because a barrier is indestructible to us, it will be indestructible to them! They care nothing for damage to plants, trees...if they can destroy it, they just may choose to do so!  

I saw no animals. But my dog heard him, and perhaps he heard my dog (18-20 pounds, a bigger shih tzu, not happy, but uncharacteristically freaked out) and wanted to silence him? Could this moose have felt territorial there? Who knows. But it taught me never to impute human motives, human concerns into a wild animal.  

This huge creature towered over our Cherokee (even more than the rutting elk and running bison on the road in Yellowstone had, tho the bison would have destroyed the front end of our car had we collided. I would have been severely injured had I not stepped the 5-6' to the car and got inside.  

There is no explanation--just as when you see tourists in Africa encountering elephants on the roads...it's their world, stay back, stay safe, and do not trust that a giant animal who rules his road won't destroy an entire hillside to make his own path to the bridge. Their logic is unknowable, unpredictable.  

I've seen the females off across the meadows, just calmly eating for hours., they have never expressed the slightest interest in us. Males--do they mate in November?--apparently are not just more aggressive but absolutely wildly so.  

I once walked right up to a herd (?a whole lot of male moose) in a pasture-type meadow at the West Yellowstone entrance--I had never seen them b4, and wanted to take closer photos. I walked my sideways walk that fooled animals all my life and got within about 10 feet. Then, I just walked away back to the road. They watched me but continued munching. Later I learned how dumb and dangerous that had been. And one tore up a hillside to get that close to me.  

The ones we see that look kind of gentle, sauntering around as one did in Northern Exposure's credits (my dogs favorite thing to watch on TV besides the rodeo), are very old, perhaps sick acc to family who live where they do, usually female, not male, not antlered, not thinking of mating... Just a warning of how unpredictable and how suddenly (and silently until the last second) one might be in your face! (Sorry about the length.)

[Direblade]

Quick story:

A trucker from Texas was part of a convoy. Someone warned of a moose on the road, but this guy thought they meant mouse.

He went, "This is what we do with mice in Texas!" and pulled into the passing lane, speeding up and blaring his horn.

The moose, well, took that as a challenge.

The moose lowered its horns, and locked with the semi.

Later, the trucker called his boss, and explained that the engine had ended up falling out, causing the trailer to break down on the road.

"Well, at least you're eating good tonight."

"Nope. Moose walked off."

[lisareitzel]

I was in northern Ontario the 1st time I saw one standing in the middle of the road late at night. I was driving a tiny MG Midget and I swear I could have driven right under him if he was standing still. I couldn't believe his size! Thank goodness I saw him in time to stop the car. I was truly impressed and a little afraid!!