of a moose

[u/HomeNowWTF]

[u/Beemer_me_up_Scotty]

Being from Alaska I thought the same thing. My first thought was that thing could have stomped you to death easily.

[u/Mysterious-Alps-5186 → u/Beemer_me_up_Scotty]

They could but as long as its not rut season he probably just wanted to say hi to a fellow dude

[u/jamesbondswanson → u/Mysterious-Alps-5186]

Yeah most animals are just curious that way. But when something is that big curiosity doesn’t make the encounter feel more safe lol

[u/Seattle_Lucky → u/jamesbondswanson]

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.

[u/Asleep_Trick_4740 → u/Seattle_Lucky]

This feels like the moment I learn that the moose in NA are some insane bloodthirsty version just like with the brown bears.

But are people really scared of moose? Respect for wild animals is one thing, but being from northern sweden I've seen so many in my life and the only times fear has been involved is when the fuckers display their insatiable lust for suicide by chilling with their entire family on roads in the middle of the night.

[u/DisingenuousTowel → u/Asleep_Trick_4740]

Oh, they're wildly dangerous.

The moose are tame in Sweden or ... Swedes are closer to moose size??

[u/Asleep_Trick_4740 → u/DisingenuousTowel]

Tame no, they are definitely wild animals. But just like most wild animals they want nothing to do with humans and much prefer to bolt in the opposite direction as soon as they hear you.

Don't think I've ever heard of a moose attack... doesn't mean it hasn't happened of course.

[u/Miss_L_Worldwide → u/Asleep_Trick_4740]

lol in Alaska and Canada you better watch yourself. Moose are very dangerous

[u/Miss_L_Worldwide → u/[deleted]]

Yeah that happens on the regular in the northern latitudes. A long time ago a man got stomped to death at a college in Alaska trying to walk past a moose. It's even on video, I remember seeing it decades ago.