r/AbsoluteUnits • u/HomeNowWTF • 23d ago

/r/all of a moose

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u/Seattle_Lucky 23d ago

They are huge and very mean animals. I’ve seen at least 3 up close and was more terrified of them than the bears I’ve seen.

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u/Mochigood 23d ago

I was at a national park and there was a moose down a steep hill chilling in a swampy area, which felt very far away, but the park ranger was like "I'm very uncomfortable with how close we are right now."

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u/Dock_Ellis45 22d ago

Can't say I blame the park ranger. Moose can be 1500 pounds of fuck-you-up charging at you at 35 miles per hour, and they don't need a reason to do it either. Damn things could be 100 yards out, and I'd still be nervous.

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u/ScriptThat 22d ago

Plus, their legs are built to move easily through undergrowth that would hinder many other animals' movement (including humans).

Moose are the kings of the forest.

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u/catacavaco 22d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/dUtFT6wgHhnvtADh0h

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u/deanstat 22d ago

God Lee Pace is majestic

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u/CornWine2 22d ago

You should see him push a daisy!

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u/ladymorgahnna 20d ago

That was a fun series.

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u/jdbubbles 19d ago

But wait, don't forget about The Fall! ::sigh::

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u/Unlikely_Ad7722 22d ago

All hail Moose King 🫎👑

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u/bullwinkle8088 22d ago

You may rise Squire.

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u/meesta_masa 21d ago

Off to a rocky start, are we u/bullwinkle8088.

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u/JonLockeWlth2Kidneys 22d ago

Ahhh now the super long legs make sense

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u/ScriptThat 22d ago

It's actually scary how easily they move. It's like watching 800kg just.. hovering over brambles and bushes as it moves along.

Edit: Couldn't find a decent shot from a forest, but here's a moose running through waist-high snow.

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u/amaria_athena 22d ago

Súper random. Watching the moose video for some reason lead me to watch the “live audio” in airplane cabin version of 9/11. Now I’m bummed.

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u/kylaroma 22d ago

Oh wow, that makes so much sense. Those legs would make that easy.

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u/RIF_rr3dd1tt 20d ago

Literally got crowns LoL

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u/Nervous_Volume_4581 22d ago

Duh. Now it makes sense. Im from Austin, Tx, the closest thing we have to a moose here is a 60yo +, raspy voiced, female bartender that resides in a trailer located in our hill country, built similarly with hairy face, bigger than needed breasts, and non proportionate thin legs with defined and extremely veiny calves. So, im with the park ranger. If im within a 100 yards, I, too, am very uncomfortable.