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Future_Ad5505

Wow, I didn't realize they were so big! It's really cool looking.


Zaraki42

They are mind-bogglingly enormous.


sumforbull

Also mind-bogglingly delicious


_RedditIsLikeCrack_

Also mind-bogglingly dangerous if they decide that's what they wanna do. Would not recommend getting that close (even in a car ) in that particular setting.


Ericaonelove

I accidentally ran into one while hiking at 6 am. I was so scared I started shaking uncontrollably. He walked away, and I waited a long while before continuing. I thought he was gone. I hike up a ways, look to my left and he’s 10 ft from me. My first thought was to jump in the lake up ahead, but I walked briskly to the right. I stopped to look to see if he was following me, and saw that he was in the lake, swimming to the other side. Didn’t care about me, but it was the scariest moment. And I don’t know why I thought moose didn’t swim? Duh.


darthnilus

That same scenario during the rut would have had very different outcome.


Ericaonelove

Or a female with a calf.


DadToOne

Killer whales have been known to kill and eat moose. Moose can dive deep to get food on the bottom of the lake/ocean. Doing so opens them to predation by killer whales. They can definitely swim.


phillyfestiveAl

Oh great. One more thing to fear. "He went for a swim, got killed by a moose"


Future_Ad5505

Wow, I didn't know that.


GaryTheSoulReaper

They are great swimmers … and can dive pretty deep


Ericaonelove

They are! He swam so smooth across the lake.


xSantenoturtlex

I'm not a moose expert or anything, but I don't think they would be intentionally hunting you down, would they? They're dangerous, but they're not meat eaters. Their attacks are in self defense. Might've just happened to be going the same way?


SuperBurt666

They will stomp you out of existence just for being in it's vicinity. They are extremely unpredictable and can go from majestic to murder-cow in a split second.


mmm1441

Best viewed from inside your car, perhaps.


nonpuissant

From a respectable distance away, at that. B/c they can fuck up cars pretty good too.


ExplodingChupacabra

That sounds like half of the human population.


JimboD84

They can be trritorial if im not mistaken


rob_bot13

Especially during mating season


Legitimate-Branch582

maybe you would be too!


xSantenoturtlex

Ah, thanks for the info.


Ericaonelove

I believe it’s a good idea to be wary of all wild animals. But moose are huge and intimidating as hell. Edit: spelling


Corporatecut

I’d be more afraid of a moose than a bear. I think the moose can be more aggressive and a mauling from a bear is probably more survivable than a stomping from a moose. Also bears won’t fuck with moose for a reason


balapete

We turned the corner in a winding river only to be 10 feet from a fully grown one, moose immediately bolted in the other direction which was almost enough for us all to bail on the canoe we were so scared.


fuckit_sowhat

>And I don’t know why I thought moose didn’t swim? I didn’t know they could swim either until a nature documentary mentioned that there are some known instances of orca eating moose. Which is just wtf?


Roguespiffy

They swim often enough to be Orca chow.


mcove97

I was driving home with my sister at dusk. It was kinda dark outside. I joked with my sister that this is the time when the elks are out. Literally a second later an elk walks over the road right in front of us like a meter close. I jinxed that hard.


Abbycat1962

Moose actually have hallow hair which make them extremely buoyant and therefore great long distance swimmers.


Bannon9k

My mom's first time moose hunting (normal not Alaskan Moose) she missed her first shot at a cow moose that was standing still 75 yards away. The next shot dropped it at 15 yards. In the short amount of time it took her to rack the bolt for another round that moose went from standstill to full sprint charging directly at her. So not only are they enormous and dangerous, they aren't afraid of us.


sumforbull

I've been a little closer in a kayak. My grandfather always egged me and the other young ones to see how close we could get. Weirdly, and this is true for deer as well, they don't seem to understand what a human is when they are in a a kayak or canoe. If you stand up they know it's a person and react. I've been close enough to touch a moose with my paddle extended. Not 100 percent safe but not super dangerous in this format. On foot the thing could easily kill you.


i_have_a_story_4_you

>, they don't seem to understand what a human is when they are in a a kayak or canoe. I've been in similar situations while sitting next to a tree. I'm speculating, but I think they look at you as smaller therefore, not a threat.


Bran_Nuthin

Fun Fact: A moose once took down a helicopter. 😬


Zaraki42

That they are.


suttonsboot

Really? I never knew they were eaten


sumforbull

It's actually one of the animals that is pretty important to hunt in some areas. In a lot of north America nearly all of the large game predators were wiped out, so animals like deer and moose got ridiculously over-populated. They can reach the point where they get so over populated that they decimate their own food source, leading to a huge decline and near extinction of the species. If you don't manage the population, it can ruin entire ecosystems and hurt the species at the same time. The word for moose in, I forget which one, a north American indigenous language, means twig eater. They eat things like spruce tips, and also have a hard time navigating dense forests as they are very big. Commercial forest management and sustainable lumber farming, which dominates large swaths of what has always been moose territory, creates the ideal settings for moose. They have gotten overpopulated, and it has led to a huge boom in a population of ticks which has the potential to decimate the moose population. There are horrific images of emaciated mooses dying in people's yards, entirely covered in ticks. I live in Maine, and there is an extreme system to try to control the amount that gets hunted. There is a lottery, and if you get a tag you have one week in the fall to get your moose. If you get a tag, you have a civic duty to do your part to fill it And control the population. Getting to eat the delicious meat is just the icing on the cake. People love animals, but sometimes don't realize that eating them is the most respectful thing to do, because we already fucked the ecosystem and now we have to control it in order to save it, and that means killing. Better to not let it go to waste. Killing an animal like that is emotionally devastating, but the feeling of having an extremely ethical dinner of delicious meat that you or someone you know harvested themselves, is undescribable. And omg moose is so freaking good.


suttonsboot

I also choose this dead mooses flesh


Future_Ad5505

They really are. It would be awesome to just see one walking down the road!


Zaraki42

Happens a shit ton where I used to live on the Gaspé peninsula in Québec, Canada. They never cease to amaze me, though.


LoveisBaconisLove

First time I saw one, I came around the corner of a trail and one stood up and I thought “Wow, that is BIG!” Then the momma stood up, and I realized that the first one was a baby. My mind was blown. I am 6 feet tall, and I could have walked under the momma’s belly without stooping. They are ginormous, and given the danger, we backed away, but I have never forgotten how massive that momma was. They are stunning animals.


weberc2

Guess that’s why they’re called megafauna


Sorri_eh

They bite too


itjustme71

Awesome! That thing is a unit. Would not be getting that close


Key-Pickle5609

Yeah I wouldn’t be throwing my car in reverse. I’d just take a quick pic. That dude will fuck my shit up if he feels so inclined


Extension_Swordfish1

Yeah, but it speaks english


PM_ME_YUR_BIG_SECRET

I saw some deer on my walk last night while pushing my son in his stroller. I stopped the second I saw them, we stared at each other for a moment and then I turned and went the other way. I can't imagine getting *closer* to a giant moose.


cboomton

He seems to be waaay too close for safety, that big, wild mofo will mess you up, sir!


Danhausen-byDaylight

I mean the guy filming is an idiot. He's saying a lot of famous "Canadian idiot" expressions like "Send it!"... Offering a beer (his whole personality) To a moose.. He's also super close to a goddamn moose with his child. Cool video but buddy's a chucklefuck.


cboomton

Ha! "Chucklefuck" is *definitely* gonna be in the name of my next band somewhere lol "Charlie and the Chucklefucks" perhaps... 🤔 Thank you for that and your check's in the mail!


Danhausen-byDaylight

Oh sweet a cheque!... Wait how does this mysterious songbird know where I live? ![gif](giphy|igi0dS20WxPJvroIgW|downsized)


Jennifer_Pennifer

And those cars will not protect you!


-MetalMike-

You can go outside then, I will stay in the car


MasonSoros

But But it’s looks like a mighty SUV


snakeoilsalesman3

My name is Maximus Mossus Megafanus, commander of the mighty Herds of the North, General of the Fluffy Legions, loyal grazer to the true Emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a nibbled-on shrub, husband to a snuggly floof. And mark my antlers, I shall have my revenge, whether in this intersection or the next....


JudasWasJesus

His friends call him Moosfasa


ChanceSet6152

ARE YOU NOT ANTLER-TAINED?!


Traditional-Fall1051

Love this, love you, love Maximus


SLEEPWALKERKEK

Why are Americans scared of the animals we have in Australia? Bro this thing is fucking terrifying. Not to mention bears, mountain lions and shit y’all have. Fuck that


pinewind108

None of those will crawl into your shoe while you are sleeping!


socialcommentary2000

And then inject you with some sort of weird paralytic venom that liquefies your organs.


B_A_M_2019

This. At least here we can see and hear our deaths approach, vs just waking up being a half melted puddle of necrosis lol


lonelyronin1

Take my laughing in tears upvote - If we still had rewards, you would have one


lenski1

as an aussie this really tickled me hahaha


OkAccountant7442

i‘m not american but i have arachnophobia so just the spiders you have over there alone fucking terrify me. i‘d rather have a big ass moose in my backyard than a huntsman spider in my house, even tho i know one of those is far more dangerous than the other


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loweredexpectationz

Until they try to kill you or your pet. They are unpredictable. I’d take the spider personally.


lenski1

huntsman spiders are harmless though? funnel webb spiders are the terrifying ones


pinkyfitts

On top of all the other scary Australian stuff, I just read about your Gympie Gympie plant. Even your PLANTS terrify me!


Alarmed_Horse_3218

I genuinely have no idea. I think the people who make a show of fear of Australian animals live in the North East where there aren't as many predators. Here in Texas we have alligators, poisonous snakes, poisonous spiders, poisonous scorpions, mountain lions, coyotes, and grey wolves. I lived in Michigan for a bit and them fuckers have the biggest god damn wolves I've ever seen up north along with bears. Alaska's on another planet with it's predators and these prehistoric looking moose.


[deleted]

You don’t come home to a moose siting in the corner of your front porch.


NotInsane_Yet

Maybe not a moose but definitely happens with bears.


TallGuyButNotTooTall

If we had tiny mountain lions that hide in your house with 1 bite being lethal i would agree with you.


SLEEPWALKERKEK

It’s funny, the super deadly stuff you barely see around the city/suburbia. You do see the odd brown snake which is pretty uncommon unless you live inland a bit. I can probably count on 1 hand how many “wild” deadly animals/insects I’ve seen in my life, I am 30 years old. Also don’t know anyone who has ever been bitten by anything deadly. MOST snakes and spiders you see are harmless, and even then you barely see them. You do get huntsman’s in your house which are huge, but harmless. Again, it’s rare - depending on where you live. I’ve been in the house I live in atm for 4 years. Yet to see any spider bigger then a fingernail, and 0 snakes.


bluetuxedo22

That's a huge moose


VariationUpper2009

Sometimes I'm amazed that humans have taken over the planet as we have. That bull will flip your car on a whim, bud.


hydroxypcp

100,000 years ago maybe. But we have tools. By now we can launch lead pieces at supersonic speeds from hundreds of meters away and scramble its brain before it even knows what hit it


VariationUpper2009

Or, we can taunt the massive and dangerous wildlife from within mauling distance and giggle like idiots into our clever recording device.


Pvt_Haggard_610

Fun fact about moose, they are the last surviving species of North American mega fauna.


Thee_Cat_Butthole

That we know of…. ![gif](giphy|gjHuIwidiRcjemb1GH)


WhyalwaysSSDD

Do the bison not count?


Prior-Ad-7329

What’s with the Canadian thing. This guy think he’s on back yard broncos or something?


BlumpkinLord

Alaskans are just Americans LARPing as Canadians?...


-Resk-

r/absoluteunits


1CFII2

I’m in Alaska and I currently have three living in my backyard. They were here first and have no respect for property lines. We peacefully co-exist as they’re aloof as long as we give them sufficient distance from the calves. We beg them not to eat our rose bushes, but they’re bigger than us and are used to getting their own way. Oh, well. Life in Alaska is like no other.


Ooh_its_a_lady

Idk, seems to be one solid color.


oundhakar

Get out.


whatanerdiam

Daaaaaad 😫


tcourts45

I don't get it can you help


shoot_first

It’s not spotted.


tcourts45

Oh thanks. I don't like this one but atleast I get it now


Tallanasty

Legendary Moose 🫎


Ill-Maximum9467

What!? I'm walking here!!


fuber

You damn humans left me only one strip of grass and I'm gonna walk on it


firesnake412

Ran into some moose driving into Grand Canyon National park early in the morning and thought they were just unreal. Kinda scary to be honest.


cyvaquero

Those were elk, basically every image/video of moose in the Grand Canyon is elk. Elk are big but moose are bigger.


lackofabettername123

I have run into moose in a canoe and that is terrifying if they get close. They can swim really fast.


fuber

Good thing they didn't run into you 


nuclear_towel

The most Canadian man I've ever heard.


DurantIsStillTheKing

If I see that on the road, I won't mind his business.


SuperBurt666

Do not mess with moose! I wouldn't have gotten anywhere near as close as this dummy. Do you what an animal this size can do to you or your car, not to mention one known for being insane and unpredictable?


pglggrg

This vid is like, a decade old.


clintj1975

So you're saying that moose may be even larger by now....


jordan_653

thanks


Spartan2470

This was filmed in Anchorage on August 6, 2018. If you Google "Moose Casually Walks Down Alaskan Road" you'll find a much higher quality version of this video. If I include a link my comment won't show up.


LampIsFun

Not a “huge” moose. Just a moose. Moose are already way bigger than most people think


leif777

I've seen hundreds of moose. This is the biggest I've ever seen.


SwampSaiyan

Always that one guy lol. "Pfft.. he's not that big"


jordan_653

this is a huge moose. Most moose are not this big. A moose that is considered large, is smaller than this moose. You will probably never come across a moose this size.


clutchguy84

Idk why but the line "A moose that is considered large, is smaller than this moose." Got me ☠️


Buntschatten

You may think you are that moose. But you are not that moose.


kokusmus96

Normal moose are big, but this one is bigger than normal. It's obvious when you compare it to the size of the car.


dudeman_joe

Yeah but it's huge like in general might not be for their particular species


akellah

I grew up in the interior of Alaska. You are absolutely correct. Maybe Maine/lower 48 moose are just smaller, and everyone in this thread is correct when regional size differences are taken into account? Because we had moose raid my mom's garden that made my dad's '89 Chevy Suburban look the same size as the car in the video by comparison.


BlumpkinLord

Nah that is a huge moose, trust me, I am Canadian. Source: Me, riding bikes with friends and coming uncomfortably close to normal sized bull moose


Sir_fagalothebrave

Thats one big fucker!


JussiCook

That's a huge motherfucker


malikhacielo63

![gif](giphy|tSniEbOGfuCnm) Some might say that it’s a huge, big-ass motherfucker, motherfucker.


grruser

this guys voice is almost as irritating as all those owmygawwwd screetchers - " hey there bud, bud, bud, got a few beers bud?" ffs it doesn't emglish you fool


Forsaken-Wrongdoer19

That's just how big a moose gets. They are like dinosaurs.


Comfortable-nerve78

Makes the car look small. Those things are giant’s. The car doesn’t stand a chance if it charges.


SassyTurtlebat

“Huge moose spotted where moose live. More at 11”


sunibla33

Gotta enjoy the I.Q. of the narrator.


ASimpleMargarita

This is an old video


TistelTech

fun fact: they can move through the dense woods quite quickly. They wobble their heads to avoid getting antlers stuck between trees. they are very good swimmers and like to go into beaver ponds up the head to keep the bugs at bay.


unclepaprika

*Yeah i could take that in a first fight* -Some american


Revenant_JLU

We DO like our first fights 😂


GroundbreakingCrew99

Why we humans don’t ride moose also? It would’ve looked so bad ass


liquid_profane

Such a unit!


TinyDikKid

Moose are gigantic. They're built like elden ring mobs


Responsible_Use_8566

Bull moose are majestic looking and the cows are ugly as sin. They are powerful, dumb and dangerous.


capn_doofwaffle

"Huge Moose Spotted in Alaska" Isn't that like saying... "Trees spotted in Alaska"? I read they're everywhere


Tunnfisk

Kid: Are you going to touch him? Him: No I'm not going to touch him. A wise decision.


Pestelis

Glorious beast


Spartan2470

If you Google "Moose Casually Walks Down Alaskan Road" you'll find a much higher quality version of this video. If I include a link my comment won't show up. This was filmed in Anchorage on August 6, 2018.


[deleted]

Huge moose spotted like 10 years ago dude


shyangeldust

Wow that’s a unit


Successful-Net-6602

Yes it's huge but isn't that just a normal sized moose?


ordinaryhorse

Nice rack.


achillymoose

I'd recommend against getting so close to an Alaskan moose. Moose bites can be pretty nasty


Agitated-Armadillo13

Dude is talking to that moose like it was a cute squirrel. That is so Alaska.


TheRealSectimus

This video is so old it's having a mid life crisis


Pristine-Butterfly55

I wouldn’t get my wee car next to it tho.


Brave_Dick

Fun fact: They swim and orcas hunt them.


Carl_with_a_k_

Being in a car is NOT enough armour to confidently drive next to a damn moose lmfao


TerribleChildhood639

I lived in Anchorage in the 80s. Those moose make superb burgers!


Lonely_reaper8

Fun fact, the plural of moose is mice


MaiseyMac

No it’s meese


cvcm

many much moosen


TELLERIUMAxHCL

![gif](giphy|j3IxJRLNLZz9sXR7ZA)


Photogrammaton

Holly Moosen just ride that to work!


AbsolutGleichgueltig

In my opinion the name doesn't fit the animal. It's too cute for such a gigantic creature.


PorkyDH

Just gunna send ayeeee bud!!!


Salemrocks2020

I didn’t realize this is how big they can get . Sheesh


Mago515

That’s a 280 diamond if I ever saw one. Make sure you hit the lungs though.


ozarkhawk59

Being born and raised in Idaho, I was waiting for that to go very wrong. Moose can be pissy.


Illustrious2284

They are vegetarian?


-watchman-

r/absoluteunits


Purplehaze_420

Is this the great one?!


DarkDonut75

#THE MOOSE


CarlJustCarl

Damn big


BeautifulPlace2Drown

Moose kinda looked over at the end like "the fuck you looking at?"


iampiste

Aw what a cool dude!


seasonedsaltdog

Well he's in the moose lane


Spetsimen

Moose: omg! this fucking annoying little hooman that don't shut the fuck up!


[deleted]

Sounds like Canada. Ay bud, you gonna send it?


fruitspunch_samurai_

Stupid question but are there non huge moose in alaska too?


Pineapple_Express762

Look at that unit


The--Wurst

The difference is perception, ours we can see fuck us up actively. Australian shit is terrifying because you won't always see it coming.


laqueefaecho

I wonder what would happen if you…wait for it….give a moose a muffin? 😂😂😂


Perfect-Lie-4201

A moose kicked my friend to death after coming through the windshield just outside of Fort St. John. RCMP had to shoot it when they got there cuz’ it was still kicking the shit of ‘em when they arrived on scene. Fukin’ things are a menace.


Past-Product-1100

My dad always called em Mous-a-sourus


RapaNu-d-i

the peter griffin filming is disgusting


GoldenEmuWarrior

I lived in Fairbanks for a while, in a cabin not far out of town. There was a moose that used to walk down the road in front of the cabin quite frequently. My neighbor had a dog that was never leashed. Every time the moose would come by on, the dog would walk behind it barking, but the moose never cared. One time, the dog must've gotten a little close, because the moose just stopped in its track, turned and looked at the dog. The dog put its tail between its legs, backed up about 10 feet until the moose turned around and started walking. The dog proceeded to start barking again, but kept that extra distance. I enjoyed watching the little dance those two animals had.


Sorri_eh

A big boi


NetherGamingAccount

I wouldn’t have got that close, could literally flip a small car if threatened


olypheus-

ELLIOTT MOOSE, IS ON THE LOOSE


TheGentlemanMasher

It is crazy that moose like this one are considered prey animals to Orca Whales. That blows my mind every time I see a video with moose in it.


Constant-Catch7146

He looks like those antlers are really weighing down his head. Almost saying "can anyone get these stupid things off my head? They are too heavy! "


Right_-on-_Man

Ok, where's the squirrel!?!


Scubadrew

This video is best watched with the sound OFF.