Mama Moose And Her Young Get Police Escort Off The Road

Moose primarily exploit plant communities of deciduous shrubs that have been disturbed by flooding, avalanches, or forest fires. They are avid visitors to mineral licks. In winter they may also avidly consume conifers such as fir and yew. In areas of very deep snow, moose may tramp a system of trails called a “moose yard.” In summer they may also consume large amounts of aquatic vegetation. The large, mobile, sensitive muzzle appears to be a specialized feeding organ that allows moose to exploit the large stocks of submerged aquatic vegetation in shallow lakes and streams. Moose may dive and stay up to 50 seconds underwater while feeding. Even calves are excellent swimmers.

A driver on an Alaska road stopped to film a mother moose and her newborn calf receiving a police escort as they walked down the road. Only in Alaska do moose get a police escort! The video shows a line of cars patiently waiting for the mother moose and her calf to walk off the road coming from the opposite direction. A police vehicle with its lights flashing follows the moose mother and baby. "The police escorted this new mama moose and her sweet baby down the street until they made it safely into the woods," the filmer wrote. The moose that looks like she rules the road, moves slowly but steadily to her abode and her little young calf follows her closely. It keeps up with its mom and doesn’t stray from her, it is such an obedient calf . The police protection was absolutely necessary, not only because moose are endangered animals but also because mother mooses can become very aggressively protective over their young ones.

The drivers of the cars queue behind the police vehicle as they have nothing to do but wait patiently for this mamma and her youth to disappear in the woods. It gets very close to the filmer and we can catch a glimpse of her body. Moose are the largest member of the deer family and they are striking in appearance because of their towering size, black colour, long legs, pendulous muzzle, and dangling hairy dewlap (called a bell) and the immense, wide, flat antlers of old bulls. The name moose is common in North America; it is derived from the word moosh (“stripper and eater of bark”) in the Algonquian language of the Montagnais (Innu) Indians of Quebec, Canada. In Europe moose are called elk.

This is not an "uncommon" occurrence for the police, but it is not generally captured on camera. Lights, sirens and cars can be an effective way of corralling wildlife and getting them off the road and out of harm's way. Bears are escorted in the same way, too. Still, it is quite the head-turner, as many excited comments indicate on social media.

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