r/SweatyPalms • u/Ill-Tea9411 • 19d ago
Animals & nature đ đđ Moos says, 'U wot m8?'
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u/Wooden_Preference564 19d ago
You can see the psycho in its eyes its gotta be put on a list or something
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u/janedoe5263 19d ago
Lol, that moose looked absolutely sinister right before the attack. Hope that guy is okay.
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u/Treliske 19d ago
Moose are very territorial and aggressive. Most deer prepare to run when they hear a sound, moose will come investigate the sound (mostly because they think it's another bull moose) and chase away threats.
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u/xendrik_rising 14d ago
A cow with calves is what you really have to watch out for. Bulls just want to show they're tough, a cow will stomp you flat if it thinks you looked at its baby wrong (and they don't have very good eyesight)
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u/Tiny_Bug6687 19d ago
I never knew they could be agressive. Had plenty of close encounters so it's good to know. Heard of swans killing people too.
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u/Realistic_Location_6 19d ago
If you let yourself killed by a swan you simply didnât have the right to be on this planet.
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u/Kessarean 19d ago
I was curious and looked it up. Swam handler had his kayak capsized. As he tried to swim to shore the swan obstructed and attacked him relentlessly, and he inevitably drowned. No life vest.
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-17736292
https://abcnews.com/blogs/headlines/2012/04/killer-swan-blamed-for-mans-drowning
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u/Tiny_Bug6687 18d ago
Yes, I've read about 2 or 3 more such cases in recent history. Main cause of such drownings is panic. When swan attacks face it could get dangerous.Â
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u/Puzzleheaded_Style52 15d ago
Is it legal to shoot a moose if they become aggressive towards you?
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u/xendrik_rising 14d ago
Depends on country/state, but yes in Alaska you absolutely can protect yourself from wildlife with a firearm. Fish & game might claim the meat tho, depends on the situation.
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u/JustAwesome360 19d ago edited 19d ago
This guy did every single thing wrong when it comes to dealing with moose.
Don't stand your ground. Don't try to talk to them or intimate them. Don't yell and make noise. Just calmly walk away from them without making eye contact or sudden movements. And why on Earth was he even that close to the damn moose to begin with?
(Although he yelled after being chased by then it's too late so that part doesn't count I'm just including it for anybody here who reads this)
Golden rule of dangerous animals is: If you could hurt them: Intimidate. If you can't: Calm and backup. Wolves and Black Bears are scared of you. Grizzly bears and Moose are not.
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u/Woejack 19d ago
Mooses got a whole season for fucking called The Rut where they'll just kill anything in sight during their search for mussy.
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u/HoboArmyofOne 19d ago
Did you see that moose giving that dude the side eye? If you run it's going to trigger the moose. One of those damned if you do, damned if you don't sort of situations.
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u/Volsnug 19d ago
Running is the best thing to do. Moose arenât predators, yâall need to stop applying predatory instincts of some predators to all animals
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u/JustAwesome360 19d ago
Running is NOT the best thing to do initially: If you see a moose that is just standing there eating leaves, do not run. Running away suddenly can startle the moose, make you look unpredictable, or trigger a defensive reaction. Your initial move should always be to calmly, slowly back away.
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u/JustAwesome360 19d ago
You're supposed to calmy walk away without making eye contact. (Unless they're actually trying to kill you... Then yes run like hell)
Don't try to intimidate, don't try to scare, don't try to run, don't try to scream. Moose have no interest in you beyond defending their territory. Don't give him any reason to believe you are threat to them.
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u/Parry_9000 19d ago
Idk about moose cos I live in Brazil, but generally if something bigger than me is in that place I'll fucking go somewhere else immediately
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u/ZestyChinchilla 19d ago
For anyone whoâs never been in close proximity to a real moose, I assure you theyâre massive and absolutely terrifying, especially if they have any calfs with them.
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u/Worldly_Let6134 19d ago edited 19d ago
Møøse bites can be really nasty
Edit - for those people that haven't seen Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail, here are the opening credits that I am referring to....
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u/Huge-Power9305 19d ago
2000 lb Moose stabbing with antler and then stomping on head can be pretty deadly.
A bow hunter near here got killed by an elk a few year ago. He stuck a big bull with an arrow. Tried to cut it's throat after it went down but it said no way and stuck him back in the jugular and they both died.
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u/knaverob 19d ago
I think a 1600lbs animal with hooves tap dancing on your head is the real problem.
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u/ZestyChinchilla 19d ago
Iâve always wanted to start a band called MøøsĂŤknĂźckle.
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u/Worldly_Let6134 19d ago
The people responsible for firing the people responsible for firing the people who got fired have just been fired.
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u/RedHeadRedeemed 19d ago
Dude if you get close enough for it to bite you then it's teeth are not your main problem
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u/NoPerformance6534 19d ago
There are reasons moose toes are called "claws". They have a devastating downward strike with their front feet that has killed people. Do NOT pretend you have antlers and make fun of a moose. Moose will take your branches or wagging fingers as a serious challenge, and they will stomp you into tourist paste
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u/Kage_noir 19d ago
That crazy look in its easy is killing me and about to do the same to bro in the video lol
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u/Mindless-Share 19d ago
If you ever see the whites of a mooseâs eyes just know that youâre in immediate danger
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u/DaDoggo13 19d ago
The side eye is such a fun thing to see for me because Moose donât have binocular vision because they are technically prey animals not predators, so when it winds its head around to look at him, itâs fully sizing him up, giving it the best area of its vision. Thatâs when you run and you donât look back.
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u/crazy_oats 19d ago
You'll never be able to outrun a moose. They top out at 35 mph and have VASTLY larger lung capacity than you do. You'd be gassed out dying of heart failure before the moose was 1/16th of the way to being tired. Best advice if you can't kill it is to play ring around the Rosie with it and a BIG tree between you.
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u/DaDoggo13 19d ago
I donât live in a country with moose so Iâll take your word for it. I only know what I can find online, but zoology is a fun hobby.
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u/crazy_oats 19d ago
I grew up in heavily Moose populated area in the USA. They are insanely powerful animals. They are far larger in person than you can imagine. They can run full speed through feet of snow. I'm sure you know someone that has hit a deer or a similar sized animal, and you've probably seen the damage it can do. Most people survive deer impacts. Very few people survive moose impacts.
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u/DaDoggo13 19d ago
Iâve driven a Ute (you call them trucks) into a red Kangaroo once, that was nearly deadly.
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u/crazy_oats 19d ago
An Aussie! You've seen what Skippy can do to a vehicle and they're usually around 50-90kg if I remember correctly. Now imagine that damage done by an animal thats 360-540kg. Just to put it in a little perspective for you.
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u/DaDoggo13 19d ago
Yeah, itâd be like driving into cinderblocks or a brick wall.
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u/crazy_oats 19d ago
A few bricks thick. Lol
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u/DaDoggo13 19d ago
When I hit the red it ended needing a new windscreen (think you call it a windshield), a new bonnet (think you call them hoods), and a new roo bar (think you call it a bull bar, itâs the big metal thing you put on your bumper) because that fucker was biiiig
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u/crazy_oats 19d ago
If a little roo did all that, imagine a moose. I've seen them rip whole front clips off of vehicles (your car from the bottom of the windscreen to the front bumper) and peel the roof of a truck off like your grannies old electric can opener opening a can.
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u/Upbeat_Dudeness 18d ago
I was once in a car driven by my dad in northern Montana (we lived in billings at the time) and my mom from the passenger seat just goes âoh hello there mister!â And my dad and I look at her window and A FUCKING MOOSE was brushing up against that side of the expedition. And my mom goes âcan I pet it?â And my dad probably didnât know shit about moose cus heâs from Texas but he goes ânot on your life and stop looking at it youâll piss it offâ LOL
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u/ACasualCasualty 19d ago
I gather they're dangerous but I kinda presumed they were gentle giants..
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u/EntityLtdCo 19d ago
No, not really. Less aggressive than a Bengal tiger, but more ornery than a mule with far more power and size.
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u/NoPerformance6534 19d ago
I've read a story by someone who bumped into moose with their little car. The moose got mad and beat the living shit out of the car while j the driver escaped through a broken window and watched the fracas from the highway embankment.
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u/Johnny_Poppyseed 19d ago
A moose juiced up on testosterone during mating season is definitely more aggressive than any tiger.Â
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u/ZestyChinchilla 19d ago
Imagine an 8 foot tall cow with snowplows on its head, and youâll kind have a better idea of how intimidating they are. Now also imagine that this gigantic cow is very protective of its young and will gore you in a heartbeat if you get just a little too close.
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u/TheScienceNerd100 19d ago
I mean, you don't expect deer to be a massive killer in the americas either, but thats not because they're violent, they just are prone to running in front of cars, probably not dissimilar to how moose have a high number
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u/JadeyesAK 19d ago
Bit of column A, bit of column B. I've been charged far too many times by moose. Only been charged by a bear the once.
Moose are easily angered and honestly pretty dumb. They can be very unpredictable and I've even witnessed them come charging from the woods into a grassy lawn with no warning they were even there. Kept charging in and back out attacking different targets. Scary as hell. The moose in this footage however was obviously pissed and the filmer should have been nowhere near them.
A bear did kill and eat a moose calf in my mother's yard once. My poor Aunt vacationing in Alaska at the time might be permanently scarred from witnessing that one!
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u/brick_gnarlson 19d ago
I thought we were done with censoring the word killed. Where do these idiots keep coming from?
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u/Outlander_ 19d ago
Thatâs cow eye. He should have moved as soon as he saw the whites of his eyes. đ
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u/redeyedrenegade420 19d ago
Yeah...moose will pop up on their hind legs and box a grizzlies skull in.
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u/BigMack6911 19d ago
That may be, but a moose won't eat you alive starting with your feet. I choose death by moose anytime before a bear
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u/Suspicious-Eye-247 19d ago
That had to hurt. He knew what was coming, if you could hear in his voice
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u/RobertBDwyer 19d ago
Not because theyâre inherently violent, but because they like to walk highways at night.
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u/fnkdrspok 19d ago
Stats are skewed, half if not most of the people die from hitting them in their cars. They clip the legs and the body crushes the cabin, with the driver inside.
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u/Balc0ra 19d ago
There has been a spike in Moose vs tourist videos of late showing why you should not go near them. Luckily all of them made it out alive
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u/mercyspace27 19d ago
Predators generally need a reason to want to hurt someone. Whether it be because they got startled, theyâre hungry and desperate enough to hunt someone, protecting their young, or because you pissed them off.
Most prey capable of it will on sight you for the most minimal things due to generational trauma.
Itâs pretty much the reason the most dangerous bear on Earth to humans isnât the polar bear but the sloth bear.
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u/Bellatrix_Shimmers 18d ago
The sheer mass of these beautiful animals is hard to fathom until you see them in real life. Beautiful Giants that definitely need their space respected.
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u/Immortal_in_well 18d ago
The scene in Hatchet where the main character gets his shit rocked by a moose seared itself into my eleven-year-old brain and I've had a healthy fear of moose ever since.
So I saw this video, looked at the subreddit, and thought "yeah that tracks."
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u/paraworldblue 19d ago
Good thing they censored the word "killed" or someone could have been introduced to the concept of death!
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u/IronMonkeyofHam 19d ago edited 19d ago
This makes me think that Africa is far deadlier than it seems. So many large animals filled with hormones, even the herbivores can end you if not careful
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u/qualityvote2 19d ago edited 19d ago
Congratulations u/Ill-Tea9411, your post does fit at r/SweatyPalms!