No Moose in My Bike Lanes

The main problem with living in Kitchener, Ontario, is that this never happens.

Yield for Pedestrians...and Moose!

We're not the only ones using the bike lanes sometimes...

Posted by The Alaska Life on Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Moose Affect Memory

From the CBC comes this interesting story of a man who had a moose encounter and promptly lost his memory.

This is not surprising at all to moose aficionados.

I Don't Recommend This Although It Looks Like Fun

For one, thing, it appears to be illegal.

But in a better world, the rich would walk, while the poor would ride moose.

Moose Demonstrates Inherent Superiority to Cat

With all due respect to Jerry Coyne, the moose is clearly superior to the cat. This video from Youtube proves it.

Friday Not Quite A Moose Blogging

Here's a video of an elk on a trampoline. Not quite a moose, but close.

Hat tip: reader D. S.

Second Story Moose

From Eric Rowland, a pair of moose at College and Bellevue in Toronto.

Friday's Passport Moose

From longtime blog reader DS comes this moost excellent innovation in passport design: the flipbook moose.

I hope the government of Canada is listening. We don't want to be left behind.

Ancient Arctic Camels Were the Moose of Their Day

From the CBC, we learn that Pliocene camels were the moose of their day. The technical term appears to be "really huge herbivore".

If I Had a Quadcopter

I might be tempted to do this.

Friday Moose Blogging

What to do when your moose population is too inbred? Why, set up a way for those single moose to mingle.

As Woody Allen once said, "The moose mingles. Did very well. Scored."

Hat tip: Anna.

Don't Mess with the Moose

A police cruiser is no match for a moose, in British Columbia.

Sydney River is the Place to Live

Clearly, Sydney River, Nova Scotia, is the place to live! Especially if you like moose:

Mary Ellen Marsh of Sydney River said she thought someone was at her door and then realized it was a moose. She said the moose was in the neighbourhood for about an hour, going from yard to yard and down the street.

The animal visited Sydney River Elementary, where she made an impression on students.

Mikki Armishaw, the principal, said, “The children just went out of their minds.”

Don't Hit That Moose!

From Recursivity reader D. S. comes this lovely tale of a driver who knows his priorities: avoid the moose at all costs!

Blame the Moose!

It's not easy to be a moose in Saskatchewan. If you're too successful, you end up targeted by hunters. Obviously, killing them is the best solution.

Friday Moose Blogging

Here's an account of canoeists who rescued two hypothermic moose.

Hat tip: Anna

Norwegian Moose Dance

You must see the famous Norwegian moose dance.

Hat tip: son #2.

Friday Moose Blogging

Scientist at Work talks about moose populations in Isle Royale:

"Do they wonder why they suffer? Do they linger a few moments longer before getting up again and then sigh before plowing through the snow for another bout of foraging? Moose certainly have thoughts, and some we understand — the fear of being chased by a wolf, the pleasure of eating fresh blue-bead lilies in the spring. But our knowledge about the content of most moose thoughts — thoughts that are as real as any of my mine — lie at the fuzzy boundary between inference and imagination."

Friday Moose Blogging

What to do when someone finds an exceptionally large and beautiful moose?

Why, kill it, of course.

Humans are really a violent species.

Friday Moose Blogging

Here is a koala from Australia -- or, as it is commonly known -- the "Moose of the Treetops".

Friday Moose Blogging

Enjoy!