Posted on 11/08/2005 12:47:42 PM PST by School of Rational Thought
Angry moose chases joggers An angry and aggressive moose has been chasing residents of the Norwegian city of Molde, mostly when they're out jogging in the woods that border on a residential neighbourhood. Moose mothers are known for protectng their young, but one in Molde appears overly aggressive.
PHOTO: TROND THORVALDSEN
Kari Holmås is among those who suddenly found a moose on her tail during an otherwise solitary jogging round.
"I just managed to see the moose's face before it hit be from behind," Holmås told local newspaper Romsdals Budstikke. Holmås suffered injuries in her leg, thigh and hip, but says she's glad she survived.
Arne Inderhaug had a similar tale to tell. He went out jogging on Sunday afternoon, just after the local soccer club had won Norway's national cup, and also was attacked from behind. Inderhaug said he managed to dodge behind two trees, but hit his head in the process.
The same moose is believed to have targeted a third jogger as well. Martin Haanæs was out with his dog when a large female moose suddenly emerged from the woods and stopped on a trail about 20 meters ahead of him.
When the moose started approaching him, Haanæs and his dog backed away and took a major detour. "Luckily, I had the dog on a leash," Haanæs told the newspaper.
A moose bit my sister once.
Moose bites can be very nasty.
Please use original title:
Angry moose chases joggers
No realli! She was Karving her initials øn 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"...
Must be a trend. I thought I saw another thread which said Sweden is having the same problem
my sister Rosa once rode in a bus with a moose.
Those damn moose-limbs!
The joggers must have had cheese in their pockets.
I didn't know mooses could drive buses!
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Mooselimb Threat placemarker!
Re the threat to Norwegian joggers: frankly, I never thought I was much of a runner until I was chased by a moose one fine fall day!
I've been around moose a lot - those bad boys can move through the bush like a bull through a corn-field - at top speed!
Ping for møøse rage and humiliation.
"Kari Holmås is among those who suddenly found a moose on her tail..."
Oh, great.
A thread about a Molde-y moose.
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