Mama Moose and Her Calf Cool Off Under Sprinkler

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Occurred on July 29, 2019 / Alaska, USA

"I noticed these moose were panting in this extra warm Alaskan weather, so I put the sprinkler on for them."

[samnsara]

1. awww so cute...in a small town not far from me, 2 young moose got distracted by the Lowes

....garden center. They needed an escort back to the range.

[zeusdogmom]

2. What a kind thing to do for the moose

The moose will probably repay the human’s kindness by eating their trees but that is what moose do - eat leaves off trees.

This horrible hot weather affects every living thing in so many ways.

[Bayard]

3. Baby can't stop playing!

But, Mom is like--Ahhhhhhh........

[csziggy]

4. On hot summers we used to put out sprinkler hoses

(The ones with little holes down the length that sprayed to both sides of the hose - I don't think they make those anymore.)

The horses loved them and would hang out standing over them so their bellies would get soaked. One really dry hot year I ran one the length of our dressage arena so as the riders came up the middle line their horses would get cooled off. It made a big difference for how the horses could perform when it was near 100 F and 90-95% humidity. They also kept our pasture grass alive, which really was the main reason for using them.

[zanana1]

5. Every kid has to run through the sprinkler at some point.

I can remember many days of running through the sprinkler when I was a kid. (As a matter of fact, I'd like to do that now.)