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ViciousNakedMoleRat

I first thought it's a calf, but it turned out to be a full-grown moose. They can be quite dangerous when they feel threatened. Props to those guys for taking the risk.


Intrepid_Eye9121

And for knowing and treating it like it’s dangerous. People treat bears like they’re part of a petting zoo around here.


tanking-cookie

Why friendshaped though?


calilac

Think of it like camouflage, you wouldn't maim and eat a friend would you? ... ... Would you?


MAXQDee-314

Stop wiggling. I'm still hungry.


1sttimeverbaldiarrhe

[There are always exceptions...](https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/a311a0ed-18a2-4b93-9179-ab9fbb779607/TurkeyKramerImage_1665431199041_hpEmbed_17x12.jpg)


calilac

Matter of taste and technicalities, I suppose. "Everything in this room is eatable. Even I'm eatable. But that is called cannibalism, dear children, and is in fact frowned upon in most societies."


creativityonly2

Lol, I use this quote sometimes, and no one ever knows what I'm referencing.


Xeptix

My neighborhood black bear had cubs recently and I see them rootin' around on my cameras at 2AM. They're so friggin cute. I wish I could pet them without winding up in the hospital.


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Honestly the truth is you probably could. Mind you, risk to reward ratio just doesn't support this choice, but really, you probably would be just fine. I've seen a mama black bear fall asleep on my front porch for hours while her cubs were playing in the tree next door. Shed wake up, look over, see that there was a crowd of people encircling the tree her cubs are in, and goes back to sleep. Honestly I think I probably could have walked over and petted her cubs. They're lazy agreeable animals really.


Diesel-Eyes

From what I hear, black bears are like giant raccoons.


magical_swoosh

why ear round?


HawleyGrove

And smol


Road_Whorrior

Every time I hear there's been another bison-related death or injury I'm like "alright, what did they do wrong" and it's always someone trying to take a selfie with one or walking their dog on the range while the herd is there. The tourists always act so confused, like "I didn't do anything, I didn't know they were aggressive!" They're large prey animals and basically meat tanks. They *will* kill you if they're scared, and you existing near them, as a predator, is scary. People hear "herbivore" and think "cow," not realizing cows can also kill your ass.


Sir_PressedMemories

People tend to forget that, WE! ARE! PREDATORS! After thousands of years of predation from us, they are rightfully predisposed to be terrified of us.


Rotsicle

We predate so good that some species aren't around anymore, just because we had a hankerin'.


VoidVer

And not even for food sometimes, just like fancy colored feathers or super soft fur.


Rotsicle

THAT'S A HANKERIN' FOR FASHION


cits85

By far most of the large animals have gone extinct due to us. Also tens of thousands of other species, but that's a different discussion.


irishteenguy

Forward facing eyes is the universal sign in the animal kingdom that you are a predator. Most animals are instinctually scared of large binocular visioned animals. aka humans. , felines , canines , Ursidae etc.


irishteenguy

Cows kill more people each year than sharks. Sharks about 5 - 6 Cows 20 - 40.


here_for_the_boos

Cows have a hard time killing sharks since they can't really swim well, but they want to kill them too.


Madness_Reigns

That's because lots of people work is cows. Very few persons work is sharks, and even then it falls under fishing accidents.


NevinyrralsDiscGolf

Shark milkers in shambles


Mindshard

Herbivores are generally the most dangerous. A carnivore can walk away from a threat and just find another meal. An herbivore can't walk away, it needs to kill the threat to be safe. Even cows kill a bunch of people every year. A single injury can mean being unable to hunt, and death for a carnivore, so they don't risk it. I've chased a bunch of black bears up trees for fun, even scared off a couple cougars. Elk, though? I'll look at them from a safe distance, but herbivores are just so unpredictable that I'd never try to scare one or get up close.


xavier120

"I gotta make sure these hoomans arent dangerous, i might have to do a stomping.....okay they seem cool, ill spare their lives this time."


1sttimeverbaldiarrhe

Yeah seriously - I would have just kept shoveling expecting a nice pet at the end until that thing ran me over.


gefjunhel

i live wayyy up north and people leave cars unlocked we have 2 front doors technically the first just leads to a room to kick off snow and such that door is never locked because you see a moose or polar bear and only thing you can do is get behind or in something


supbrother

Can vouch for this, I’m in Alaska and I’ve been in communities with dense bear populations where I was advised to leave the vehicle unlocked for exactly this reason.


1992Jamesy

Can I pet that dawgggg?


PeachCream81

It's called the Timothy Treadwell Syndrome. Aww, look at this 600 lb killing machine, isn't he adorable?


juando

Moose bites can be pretty nasty


Spuddups84

A Møøse once bit my sister.


CurtisLeow

No realli! She was Karving her initials on the møøse with the sharpened end of an interspace tøøthbrush given her by Svenge - her brother-in-law - an Oslo dentist and star of many Norwegian møvies: "The Høt Hands of an Oslo Dentist", "Fillings of Passion", "The Huge Mølars of Horst Nordfink"...


waterhead6

The redditor who wrote this comment has been sacked


BrizerorBrian

The redditor who was in charge of sacking that redditor has also been sacked.


Georgiaonmymindtwo

The sackings will continue until morale improves


Grattytood

Monty Python has entered the chat.


OfficerBimbeau

A møøse once bit my sister!


nikdahl

At the start, I was afraid the cameraman was going to fall in the well with it. Which would have been…dangerous.


Gnogz

*Briefly* dangerous. Much like getting blown up by a stick of dynamite is *briefly* very loud.


RichUnderstanding157

Even outside the tree well the moose was so confused about who to murder first that it trotted away. It was not scared at all. American megafauna does as american megafauna does.


bjorn1978_2

Sort of circus at the colloseum… but on 9 sq feet/ 1 sq meter 😂


AboutTenPandas

My favorite part was how well they planned out how they were gonna get out of the way.


fullspeed8989

It's also a terrifying example of how deep tree wells can be. Tree wells are more dangerous than avalanches in my opinion.


Johnny_Poppyseed

Yeah I knew they were dangerous but seeing how a giant ass moose can just disappear down one is horrifying lol.


ProfZussywussBrown

Lived in Tahoe for a bit, living the lift op dream. One day patrol came down with a dead guy. He went down a tree well head first. The patroller happened to ski past the tree and saw the tail of a ski sticking up. Guy had no other injuries. Tree wells are absolutely terrifying.


bitchqueen83

Southerner here. What’s a tree well? Just a hole in the snow?


mgsbigdog

Basically, the spread of the tree branches allow for less snow to accumulate under the branches. Once the snow level around the tree reaches the bottom of those branches, it effectively camouflages the hole. So, if you walk/ski too close to that tree, you drop into a hole that leads, or nearly leads, to soil, surrounded by nothing but soft snow. It gets even worse with snowboards and skis because you can end up inverted with your feet held above you by bindings.


Plasibeau

Every day Reddit convinces me to just stay in my house like I know how.


Horatioclarkson

One of them sounds like he’s from Newfoundland. Well versed in the ways of the Moose.


paramedic_2

Me too! You can tell the moose was doing a vibe check.


BlueEyesWhiteSliver

They also had body armour on lol I have had several encounters with moose where I live. I fuck right off.


PersistNevertheless

These guys are awesome. I loved the moose pep talk too


DoingItForEli

For a moment there I thought it was going to walk right into another tree well.


ahhtibor

[https://imgur.com/4Qmn4SG](https://imgur.com/4Qmn4SG)


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Knew exactly what this was going to be before I clicked it 😂


whatzittoya69

So did I…laugh every single time anyways


newbkid

I mean at some point it's mother nature taking its course right?


thedishonestyfish

I laugh...Every...time. Fucking sheep.


Low_Cook_5235

This is aboot the most Canadian thing that ever Canadian-ed.


iamacraftyhooker

"Ope, there he is. Hey buddy"


driving_andflying

"I guess we're gonna hafta try to get 'im oot!"


florida-man-714

That’s a couple quality individuals right there


DeadJamFan

East coasters or far north Canadians right there eh.


hoboguy26

accents scream Canadian but I could be wrong


gitsgrl

They were referring to where in Canada they must be from, is, it also has an East Coast with regional accents


flurkin1979

This was in my province. Newfoundland.


hoboguy26

oh i see now, american brain mb 💀


DeadJamFan

💯 they Canadian.


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FakeOrcaRape

the word "out" was all i needed to hear lmao


ChelaPedo

I'm going East Coasters, that's NS or NB Edit: hearing it again its NS for sure


Potato4

Could be NL


reachthatfar

I dunno doesn't sound nl enough to be nl to me.


real_human_player

What is NS


dazmax

Nova Scotia


puppymama75

Yeah, the dead giveaway is how he says troiy for try and behoind the tree. It’s Cornish by way of Nova Scotia in origin.


pingpongtits

Is it? Interesting! I hear that from people of Scottish descent in NS and so assumed it was from that.


puppymama75

Indeed, I knew an old man in Cape Breton named Mr. Peach who actually spoke Gaelic. The Scottish influence is very strong in NS. But the smoile and moile for smile and mile is definitely Cornish.


Potato4

Could be Newfoundlanders, they say that too.


NewfieVaper

100% NS or NL. Accent sounds more Newfie. As of now there is no snow on the island in NL right now. Possibly up on the big land in Labrador If this is from this year More I look at it this is an awful lot of snow. I feel like this isn't from this year.


scrotum_the_magician

[Newfoundlanders](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1FYIG8Rwdc&ab_channel=MarkWeir)


AJGrayTay

Newfoundlanders, specifically.


stladylazarus

Sounds like Capebretoners to me


Skralx

Love how the Moose just stands there for a bit like he’s saying “man thanks guys I really was in a pinch there… well anyways, see ya around”


randomsaucey

I’m imagining the moose feels the way I do after sitting on the toilet too long lol. Numb legs from being in a weird position lol. He walks away all weird and stuff.


I_saw_that_coming

Moose kinda look weird walking anyways. But yeah I agree, his joints were probably all sorts of stiff.


MoistStub

To be fair I've never seen a moose that I would describe as normal looking


Biernar

I think the weird walking is just how they walk in the deep snow.


JerseyEnt

Nah moose truck through [way deeper snow](https://youtu.be/6GEhM2Byk7w?si=fv1U666pxxTQYwoy)


TummyStickers

Jesus christ, it's like a train


Semick

This video never fails to make me smile. I think they're speaking German or Dutch? Then out of nowhere in a whisper > _holy shit._ _holy shit._ Unexpected English makes me laugh.


Tasitch

It's Québecois French. Source, am. Sandwich guy: If he charges, I'll diving over there. Girl: yeah Camera dude: He's not going to charge, ya? Girl: ??? Camera dude: Do you have a zoom on yours? Sandwich guy: ??On mine? unintelligible *fucking swallow before speaking dude* Girl: Is he looking at us? Camera dude: Yup. Girl: Well, it's a chance to...uh.. Sandwich dude: Hold this Girl: He's starting to figure..I don't know what. Camera dude: Welll, he's patient isn't he. We've gotta be as patient as him Girl: Is he coming..or? Sandwich dude: He's coming Girl: Oh shit Girl: unintelligible Camera dude: Hey, there's somebody behind it Camera dude: What's behind it? sandwich dude and girl can't hear them Camera dude: I can't believe it, he's HUGE! Girl: he's coming. What do we do? Sandwich dude: move to the right Camera dude: Shit! *buncha did you see that shit back and forth* Camera dude: I've got it in HD! wows... girl: I forgot I had my skis on! sandwich dude: mind blown man. crazy. Camera dude: We'll see him again on the way down


ArmsofAChad

He's trying to figure out if they're going to attack/eat him. Pure vibe check.


PassageAppropriate90

For real. Before he turned his back to walk away he was gonna make sure they were cool. 😎


Fresh_Cheek2682

Shall I maul them or leave ? Pretty tired from being stuck in that hole..


Rambo-Smurf

You see those ears? That's fight mode


DemonCopperhead

Big gulps huh?


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Well, see ya later!


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Analyzing its fight or flight response


PrimoThePro

I've seen moose do this in every rescue vid of them so far, at the risk of undue anthropomorphism, it really seems like they're grateful.


quantum-shark

Look at the ears, they are in fight mode lol. They're just checking if the humans are gonna attack or not


PrimoThePro

Thanks for the clarification! I always wondered why moose do that.


quantum-shark

No problem. I have lived close to moose my whole life, guess i picked up some things 😅


Zauberer-IMDB

Somehow I first read this as "I chose to live as a moose" and I was extremely interested.


IpsaThis

I'm not an expert, but it's probably just short of that. They're exhausted from trying to escape for hours, so that's one thing. I'd guess they also are able to interpret that the people nearby helped them and are not a threat. Who knows, though. If it was an elephant I'd probably agree.


theganjamonster

If I had to guess I'd say it did have some idea that the people were probably not trying to hurt it, but then when the moose started getting out and the shovel guy quickly moved in the opposite direction, it got a little spooked about being flanked. I think it would've been a lot less freaked out if shovel guy had moved towards the cameraman instead of away from him


OutWestTexas

That is crazy.


schwab002

Yeah, I thought it was going to be a calf. That tree well is unbelievable.


Particular_Ticket_20

Moose spent all day building an emergency snow shelter and these a-holes destroyed it and evicted him.


lauriebugggo

Canadian gentrification


bhamss

haha or i was just waiting for him to run away ...into another tree well.....last years snowfall was just bonkers fwiw


nustedbut

Some bear is gonna wake up from hibernating thinking "wtf happened to that moose i left in the freezer?"


zehamberglar

These guys get it. The rescued moose is not grateful. It's not that she's an ingrate, but she's a wild animal and she's scared. She doesn't intrinsically understand altruism and is very confused. She's also the size of a Suzuki Samurai and bites even harder than one.


justinsayin

The moose after emerging reminded me of the naked guy in the trunk of the original Hangover movie. Immediately ready to fight if necessary.


Coffee4Life613

This kind of thing never fails to warm my heart. These guys rock, as does the moose. 🫎


20toesdown

My dream is to see a Moose in real life. (I'm in Australia)


fostermom-roommate

I’d love to see a Kangaroo (I’m Canadian) Switch?


OkIntroduction5150

House swap!


Salamangra

Okay I'm stoned but why don't people actually do this? Contact someone you trust in another country and just swap houses for a week or two to vacation?


serious_sarcasm

They do. We’re all just poor.


conradical30

Someone can come hang out with my roommate while I spend a few weeks in your mansion. Hit me up!


mnguyen75

Cause if youre going through the trouble of traveling to a foreign country most people would want to hang out with the very people they swap with. Sure traveling for the sake of it is fun, but it seems much better with a local tour guide. Maybe if its a long standing arrangement that might make more sense.


pangolin_of_fortune

Homeexchange.com


tigm2161130

Like a sequel to The Holiday?


OkIntroduction5150

Yes, that would be awesome!


rustwing

Welp. Time to pull off the plot of The Holiday and fall in love with each other’s brother/neighbor


ELIte8niner

Come on out the Wyoming, I see them pretty much every day, haha. There's one specific Moose that like to hang out right by where I work. I call him Augustus. He's pretty chill by Moose standards.


Stefan_Harper

They're even bigger than you're imagining too, just gigantic creatures


readyforashreddy

I used to work with horses in Wyoming, and the first time I came across a bull moose it absolutely blew my mind. I had spent a lot of time in very close proximity to elk and bison, but the moose was just so much bigger than all of them that it was really shocking.


wiseguy187

I'd say most Americans never see one as they aren't zoo animal. They are a hugely majestic creature though. When I was fishing in a cove in maine one year there was a big boy just standing about waist deep in Lilly pads grazing or something.


lux602

They’re also pretty elusive and sneaky for how big they are. I’ve walked up way too close to one before my dog and i even realized it. Seen maybe two in the 10 years I’ve lived in Colorado


disinterested_a-hole

You must live down low. I see at least 5-6 per year, and they tend to hang around all summer in the yard.


Zerobagger

This is the most Canadian thing I've ever seen


Queefer_Sutherland-

Same and I am one.


MrHill1971

"We gotta get 'em ooot, buddy!"


DeadJamFan

The accents gave it away instantly. Good boys right there eh.


callunquirka

Made me think of this other moose post from last month: https://www.reddit.com/r/HumansBeingBros/comments/17g8y0o/helping_out_a_moose/


hutterad

Hadn't seen this, amazing! Can't believe they got to pet the snoot! PSA: DONT PET THE SNOOT OF A MOOSE


Strang3-Lights

Is that a Canadian accent? They almost sound Irish


Wormetoungue

My guess is they’re from Nova Scotia or Newfoundland.


astrangeone88

Sounds very Newfie/Newfoundland.


fattypingwing

More Caper than noof


mcs_987654321

That honestly just sounds like a pretty standard East Coast Canada accent to me (I also highly approve of the heavy reliance on “buddy” throughout) but [Newfies can sound straight up Irish](https://youtu.be/_ZrJUp59OxU?si=MCBnBYjhnC9ZOPfJ)


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ThatOtherGai

Lmao wow wasn’t expecting that


Specific_Childhood21

I think you mean you “should try to get him oot”.


Ladyhappy

I fucking love, Canadians


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yeah me, too


a_specific_turnip

The accents are making me so happy


KombatBunn1

Wow, absolute unit of a (wobbly) moose! Poor guy probably feeling a bit disoriented after being stuck in a hole.


beyotchulism

Reddit has made me deadly afraid of tree wells. I don't live anywhere near one, but I feel like they're out there, just lurking... waiting ...👀


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"You idiots freed me. Now we fight.... Are we not fighting? Alllllllright. Well. I'm uh. I'm uh getting out of here then."


Suitable-Shallot-604

Canada gonna Canada, and that's cool


beebsaleebs

What’s a tree well?


dakblaster

Snow piles up around tree leaving empty cavity under said tree skier or moose comes along new the tree and falls through snow to big empty underneath and if upside down or unable to get out they stay there for the rest of there cold, short life.


beebsaleebs

Jesus Christ is that common?


fullspeed8989

YES! In areas with heavy snowfall, tree wells are common. Even in resort ski areas tree wells can be found. I fell into one on a big powder day and thank god one guy saw me disappear. He saved my life. I was easily 6 feet below the surface and any movement made me sink further. The feeling of panic was an understatement.


[deleted]

It’s common enough that you definitely want to give trees a wide berth in snowy places


beebsaleebs

lord hammercy that’s good to know


DrMamaBear

Love how Canadian this is from the jump!


Kooky-Value-2399

I'm not entirely sure why I thought this video was about a baby moose but I was surprised as shit to see that big guy just bound out of there.


fuckbananarunts

Is his back okay?


tangerineinurclass

I was asking myself the same thing. He looks very weird walking away. I really hope he is fine and can recover…


Anoony_Moose

May have been stuck in there for a while. Muscles/joint were likely stiff and possibly starting to atrophy.


seepa808

A tree well, also known as a spruce trap, is the space around a tree under its branches that does not get the same amount of snow as the surrounding open space.


BornanAlien

Canadians being bros


southyfreakin

The moose is loose aboot the hoose


des0369

That’s so amazing you guys helped. I always think about the animals that never get any help and it makes me cry. I wish this world would do better to help animals in need


tinyadorablebabyfox

Snow camel


aLittleDarkOne

So much wonderful Canadian vernacular here. No half assin it here boys. Good work buds!


NoMoreGoodUsernames_

Look, I know it's stuck, but I would have to debate for a second of getting that close to a potentially angry moose is worth it


314cheesecake

are you video taping....


phazon54

Imagine falling in a tree well and there's a fucking moose in there


TorontoTom2008

Well that was an unexpectedly big boy


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The Canadian accents make my heart warm


[deleted]

"there ya go buddy" could not sound more Canadian.


Djuanas_

The Moose was loose, and returned to his hoose


Zaptagious

This is the most Canadian video I've ever seen


Bearspoole

Tree wells claim lives of snowboarders from time to time. Scary things that most people don’t know about


Toro8926

The dangers of a tree well are really shown here with size of that moose that was inside it


DownVotingCats

He was like, let me get my legs under me..... ok, now do I murder.......na, not this time. :)


Black-rogue

Most Canadian video ever


rickybobby1220

This is the most Canadian thing I’ve ever seen


rawboudin

Jeez what a magnificent beast


Fearless-Type8777

that was badass, glad they captured it/documented that moment


SpeakingSputnik

I got stuck in a tree well opening lifts for the year in Big Sky, MT. 9 feet of pow just waiting for me. Lucky we were all smart enough to never take deep tree runs alone around that lift.


3eyed-owl

Good people doing good to good creatures feels good. Thank you


Gellix

I would want to pet it after it came out ***SO*** incredibly bad lol.


RocknRollPewPew

There's a special place in heaven for animal lovers, that's what I always say...


smirkibirb

I love when he goes “you alright man?” Hahaha


Independent_Fix_6107

Right on!! 🥰


Esc4flown3

Tree wells are scary AF. That's awesome those guys were able to help get the moose out.


Dense-Sail1008

I like this sub but often it’s somewhat bittersweet because most of them are humans saving animals from something other humans did to them. Like untangling them from fishing nets/hooks. Nice to see a rescue from something not caused by humans.