Moose with giant warts cause commotion in Homer

Anchorage Daily News ^

[skeptoid]

Calls are rushing into the Homer office of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game about moose that have large "tumors" all over their bodies. The good news is this is a benign disease with no discernable health risk to the moose. The bad news is these unattractive moose won't make the cover of Alaska Magazine. These moose have benign epithelial tumors, or papillomas. In common terms, they have warts. And the warts can be up to 6 inches across.

[skeptoid]

Picture of moose warts from Alaska Department of Fish and Game parasites and diseases page.

They recommend trimming off the warts before eating the animal.

[Dan(9698)]

some are the right size for a hamburger.

[Mr. K]

[Sax]

The Wild Wart Whopper!

[dfwgator]

Mynd you, møøse warts kan be pretti nasti.

[Mr. K]

eww... i almost threw up just then

[Mr. K]

A mosse once bit my sister

[Mr. K]

No realli! She was Karving her initials on the møøse
with the sharpened end of an interspace tøøthbrush given
her by Svenge - her brother-in-law - an Oslo dentist and
star of many Norwegian møvies: “The Høt Hands of an Oslo
Dentist”, “Fillings of Passion”, “The Huge Mølars of Horst
Nordfink”.

[kevao]

That’s the same møøse that once bit my sister.

[cripplecreek]

Moose McNuggets.

[Sparko]

Are the warts reserved for future dishes?

Møøse ping!

[DannyTN]

A moose wart once bit my sister.

[djf]

Your sister has warts because a moose bit her???

[DPMD]

Moose with giant warts? Wait a minute - Where’s Hillary?

[Williams]

Not ticks?

[skeptoid]

Moose McNuggets.

Yah! - or Moosie Sooshie, maybe?

[MHGinTN]

Are you related to Lazamataz?

[skeptoid]

Nope

[a fool in paradise]

Moosewarts PING!

[a fool in paradise]