Alaska moose locked antlers in a fight, then froze together in a slough

ADN via WaPo ^ | November 17, 2016 | Karin Brulliard

[Daffynition]

The sight of hulking moose isn't uncommon around Unalakleet. But Brad Webster had never seen moose like this before.

Webster, a social studies and science teacher, was showing a friend around the grounds of the Bible camp that he helps maintain. It was early November, cold enough that the slough at the site was covered in a sheet of ice thick enough to walk on and clear enough to see through.

[BradyLS]

“Okay, we’ll split ‘em between us.”

“Good call. I’ll pick first…”

“No, I’ll pick first…”

“I told you, you don’t any of this, bro…”

[Daffynition]

Patients suffering from gastritis enjoy a glass of moose milk from a farm outside Kostroma Russia

[BradyLS]

“Moose milk make you big and strong! Like moose!”

[Talisker]

I saw one in grande titons national park scratching his back on a branch about ten feet up.

Fairly alarming and impressive at the same time. Thing was gigantic.

[Daffynition]

I can't imagine.

"The Frozen Chosin"

[Spunky]

They are magnificent beasts.

[elcid1970]

“Strawberry fields forever” played backwards is, “A pair of sleepy red moose”

So there they are...

[Daffynition]

Brined moose is delish!

[Daffynition]

When we lived on a spring-fed lake, years ago, kids were always eager to go ice skating ...I'd hear *Mom it's OK to skate* from the boys when they were 8,9,10ish.

I couldn't trust their judgment, so I'd go out to *test* the ice...well, we wandered down to the dam, shallow, clear ice and found a doe frozen under the ice. It transfixed us. Don't know if she had [maybe] been hit by a car, got stuck in some shallow slush on the edge ...but there she was frozen in time.

Strange. Danged fascinating.

[Daffynition]

[outofsalt]

Looks to me like they got fan mail from some flounder...

[freepertoo]

You people are pleasantly crazy.

[metmom]

Moose milk?

Can you make moose cheese from it?

That’s a double win for FReepers.

[Daffynition]

Poor moose a besieged by insects that itch them; they can develop a brain worm disease and usually suffer an awful death.

http://northernwoodlands.org/outside_story/article/moose-suffers-from-cousins-parasite/

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/manic-moose-vermont-rampage-brain-worm-blame-game-warden-article-1.1152261

[Tucker39]

They have even been saddled and broke to ride like a horse.

[353FMG]

Be happy it was not a mooselim.

[PLMerite]

[metmom]

They don’t look like they are enjoying it very much.

[Daffynition]

LOL

I can't afford it

I think I saw it for sale somewhere ... in Canada.

[Daffynition]