Driver Narrowly Avoids Major Accident When Moose Leaps Over The Car

For most of us, collisions with animals is an unfortunate, but fairly common, part of life on the American roadways. If you haven't hit something yourself, you probably know someone who has... unless, of course, you live in an extremely urban area like New York or Chicago. And if you live in a more rural or wooded part of the country, hoping a deer doesn't run out in front of your car is a way of life. Head on a swivel when the sun is going down, am I right? And whether it's a deer, raccoon, or even a little squirrel, nobody wants to hit an animal, potentially killing or injuring it, as well as damaging your car. The larger the animal, the larger the stakes... so in places where bears, elk, and moose roam free... drivers need to be even more on guard. Moose, in particular, can be a big problem for motorists. They are just so massive, weighing up to 1,500-pounds, and because they stand so tall, most vehicles will hit the right in the legs causing them to land on (or through) the windshield. This makes moose one of the most dangerous animals to collide with. Needless to say, if you live in moose country, you want to avoid a collision at all costs. Sometimes it's unavoidable, however, and it's rare that a driver makes it away this lucky. But then again, it's also rare that a moose is running down the street in an urban area like this. A dashcam captured this bizarre scene which appears to be somewhere in Russia, when a car starts to pull out into an intersection and you see a moose out of nowhere cut right for the car. The car breaks hard and the moose takes a huge leap, narrowly clearing the car completely. It slides off the roof of the car and crashes down to the pavement, before picking itself back up and running off. I mean, I’m sure there could be a few scratches from its hoofs dragging, and the moose probably came out with a scrape or bruise or two. But with no serious injuries to the moose, and no major damage to the car... it's a success. Wild... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6uYG87NTBA

Massive Bull Moose Stops Car To Lick The Salt On Canadian Road

When salt is placed on freezing roads, watch out for animals. They tend to come out and spend a lot of time licking it off of anything it sticks too. All wildlife requires some level of salt to survive. Larger animals obviously require more and certain species need to find it in larger quantities due to it lacking from their natural diet. Hunters love using the salt block trip to get an animal to stop up so we can get good trail camera photos throughout the summer months leading into hunting seasons. Large animals like moose will look for large concentrations of salt. They need to intake this salt to ensure they have the appropriate amount of minerals in their system for survival. Cars during the winter kick up the salt laid out on the roads and it accumulates on vehicles. This moose realized that and decided he had found himself a good salt source. Stopped roadside in Canada, a big ol’ bull moose approached the car and started licking it all over as the owners watched from inside. Literally starring the people in the eyes, the moose licks up the side across the windows and all over the car. It is so close that a cellphone video looks like some National Geographic level stuff. Watch out for the car lickin’ animals this winter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDCC28jchzk