Sticky situation: After too much fermented fruit this moose had to be freed from a tree by the Swedish fire service. (Picture: Press Association)
Crashed out: The animal had to have a long lie down
Posted on 09/07/2011 11:10:24 AM PDT by Red Badger
A drunk Swedish moose had to be cut free from an apple tree after an intoxicating evening foraging for fruit.
The silly moose suffered the fate of many an intoxicated human after a night of heavy drinking - and found himself in a very embarrassing predicament.
Police believe the inebriated elk got into a state after eating fermented apples, and got stuck while trying to reach fruit higher up the tree.
The binge-drinking beast somehow managed to wedge itself into the branches of the tree with all four legs off the ground.
Fire crews had to chop down the tree to help free the animal from the branches.
Once free, the drunken deer staggered off into nearby woods, presumabl to sleep off the effects of his big night out.
The moose was left physically unharmed by the incident but will probably have a cracking hangover to nurse, along with the embarrassing memory.
His friends'll have a field day over this one - 'remember the time Marvin got stuck in the tree? What an idiot.'
'Yeah, ok guys, whatever. That was ages ago, can you stop going on about it please?'
Maybe he won't be alone in his suffering though - drunken moose are said to be fairly common in Sweden, where they often eat fallen fruit that has fermented.
Sticky situation: After too much fermented fruit this moose had to be freed from a tree by the Swedish fire service. (Picture: Press Association)
Crashed out: The animal had to have a long lie down
Can his sister be far behind, bearing cheese???
...wow
The article referred to the animal variously as a “moose”, “elk”, and “deer”. WTF???
City Slickers.......
They don’t know a goat from a sheep, either.
Mynd you, drunk møøse Kan be pretty nasti...
At least he did not bite someone’s sister! That would have been series!
But really, haven’t we all been there at one time or another?
Though I see now that it appears to be a drunk chick moose.
I was hiking in the mountains and I saw a Cougar sleeping in a tree.
By the color of it, it appears to be a chocolate mousse.
I’m off to...pet the kitty.
The moose (North America) or Eurasian elk (Europe) (Alces alces) is the largest extant species in the deer family.
I hope this helps.
I think he needs FAA, Fermented Apples Anonymous...
Our old norweigan elkhound would have loved this.
Bum wine claims another victim.
This sounds like a job for Chief Moose.
Bump for later exploitation....
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