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Watch a moose shed one of its antlers as a startled Wyoming family records from a window close by. All male moose grow and lose their antlers each year, but it's rare to catch it on camera.
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@MatthewMarcus 3 жыл бұрын

“Is he supposed to lose it!!??” The worry is real.

@Bendigo1 3 жыл бұрын

Yes. Every animal that grows antlers lose them every year. It is kind of like losing teeth for bigger better ones to grow. Only humans cant grow better teeth every year. :( usually when they lose their antlers new ones are about to start growing.

@sirpudding8934 3 жыл бұрын

That’s not right at all lol

@Bendigo1 3 жыл бұрын

@@sirpudding8934 it isn't?

@timothyhays1817 3 жыл бұрын

@@sirpudding8934 no it was his left antler. He will shed his right antler later.

@rodneya1828 3 жыл бұрын

@@Bendigo1 not every animal that had antlers. Here in Alaska the female caribou keep their antlers all year round.

@johnnyfavorite1194 8 жыл бұрын

If I saw a Moose do this, I'd run over and grab the Antler and hang it up over my Fireplace as a conversation piece. When people wanted to know how I came to acquire such a treasure, I would begin the story with, "Did I ever tell you how I once engaged a 1,500 lbs Bull Moose in Mortal Combat?....."

@RexIgneus2024 4 жыл бұрын

@Liam Smith he is not talking about the game idiot

@Jerry-Hany 4 жыл бұрын

Don't do that!

@alsin1597 3 жыл бұрын

@@RexIgneus2024 than why would he capitalize letters, IDIOT?

@xxfateassassinxx4231 3 жыл бұрын

@@RexIgneus2024 you didn't have to say idiot I'm pretty sure he knew he wasn't talking about mortal kombat he was just making a joke don't just jump to calling people an idiot be respectful please and thank you

@darkwyngraym 3 жыл бұрын

Id try to get both antlers honestly

@runnininthe80s84 3 жыл бұрын

I bet that feels weird. All of a sudden having all the weight on one side.

@velveteenrabbit5804 3 жыл бұрын

Thought about the same thing. When the other one doesnt come off soon it probably affects his neck muscles.

@proloose9073 3 жыл бұрын

It’s neck muscles are so strong the don’t notice, but yeah that would be weird

@voidremoved 3 жыл бұрын

It must feel awkward. I can't even stand parting my hair to the side

@albutcher9152 2 жыл бұрын

Animals do not thinking "it's weird" like humans. It's just Nature.

@CreeseDF Жыл бұрын

@@albutcher9152 no one said animals think its weird, they said it feels weird.

@primary2630 7 жыл бұрын

I figure a loose antler feels like a loose tooth. They know it feels weird and they shake it off the same way a child can tell when their tooth feels loose and is going to fall out and the push at it with their tongue.

@atlanticsalmon9536 4 жыл бұрын

Me: waiting for the antlers to drop. Girl in the background at 0:05: «Look at that booty»

@brucebruce7065 3 жыл бұрын

There is always an idiot around to say something stupid

@Jack-mf5lw 3 жыл бұрын

@@brucebruce7065 and here you are

@marielam590 3 жыл бұрын

👀

@joshnorman8109 3 жыл бұрын

“Karen” in the back ground

@Snowleaper 3 жыл бұрын

@@joshnorman8109 she's a child

@maxcovfefe 3 жыл бұрын

"These antlers are so last year. I need a new pair."

@ahill4642 3 жыл бұрын

Max Covfefe 🤣

@mrdasilver 3 жыл бұрын

So grateful for the internet! I would've never been able to witness such a thing otherwise.

@floorlasagna 7 жыл бұрын

I believe they're called canadian unicorns

@Jake.The.Snake. 3 жыл бұрын

🤣 most underrated comment of all time

@Kbarboza94 3 жыл бұрын

How cute!

@jod8149 3 жыл бұрын

On behalf of Canada I approve of this message

@turtlecrawling66 3 жыл бұрын

Canadian*

@harrimat100 3 жыл бұрын

*Antler Cow*

@flutterbree 6 жыл бұрын

I bet it feels like losing a tooth. That urge to wiggle/pull it out, and that palpable sigh of relief once it's finally GONE.

@HackebeilHarry1 3 жыл бұрын

The background conversation is so real and friendly and cute, love it :)

@claytonfinney6092 3 жыл бұрын

They're stupid..

@invisiblezero Жыл бұрын

The word you are looking for is "cringe".

@joeytheseal4498 Жыл бұрын

@@invisiblezero stop playing on your mom's phone little timmy

@shanes.1724 Жыл бұрын

It’s annoying

@sfuterfas Жыл бұрын

I had to mute it because it was so annoying.

@Siile_ 3 жыл бұрын

That family talking makes the video an absolute gem

@TheWhocaresusername Жыл бұрын

they are so sweet to be so concerned for him. makes the world better

@arresthillary9502 Жыл бұрын

no, its insufferable. mute is gold

@OP-1000 Жыл бұрын

@@arresthillary9502 Wish I could mute your comment.

@nickkerr5714 3 жыл бұрын

Antler falls off Lil girl: awww poor guy Lil boy: ima get one!

@LibertyFirst1789 7 жыл бұрын

Alright, I'm here to complain. This video said antlers were delicious, so I boiled one for 4 hours. It was terrible.

@darreng2414 6 жыл бұрын

Most underrated comment.

@carlyshipman9722 5 жыл бұрын

UMMM that said "DECIDUOUS" LOL

@diyakhan8208 3 жыл бұрын

fam thats deciduous , meaning they arent permanent and they shed and grow back

@vb4596 3 жыл бұрын

No wonder it tastes terrible, you’re meant to bake it

@CescoCDN 3 жыл бұрын

@@diyakhan8208 *whoosh* ;)

@beastmaster0934 5 жыл бұрын

“Is it a guy or a girl” 😑

@jonineese6487 4 жыл бұрын

You really expect a child to know this?

@allthingsanime7413 4 жыл бұрын

@@jonineese6487 i mean i knew this by the age of 5-6 so

@jonineese6487 4 жыл бұрын

@@allthingsanime7413 Good for you buddy. yay

@allthingsanime7413 4 жыл бұрын

@@jonineese6487 yay

@jeremyclarkson412 3 жыл бұрын

@@allthingsanime7413 it’s probably his daughter

@hanzifaction 8 жыл бұрын

I'd wait in the car till the moose walks off, than grab that antler. That's pretty cool

@itsflashtime2001 8 жыл бұрын

+hanzifaction Yep me tooo, "Its all mine!!"

@RanjanSh 8 жыл бұрын

+alpine ibex shut up.. that antler would have a better value if it was preserved for years in showcase..

@CvndyClvb 8 жыл бұрын

+The IT Specialist Savaged bitch.

@RanjanSh 8 жыл бұрын

Pizza Moose You Mcdonald shit, who left you out.

@CvndyClvb 8 жыл бұрын

***** HAHAHA. Omfg, I am laughing so hard. Thanks, I needed a good laugh. (Dude, I was messing with ya, but of course sarcasm is hard to tell on the Internet. >>)

@JayLKing 3 жыл бұрын

Lol the kids are so cute. It's nice to witness people learning new things! 😌

@Toxic0788 8 жыл бұрын

Anyone else have a strange feeling when the antler came off as if you too lost something heavy and annoying... Nevermind, that was just my cat on top of me.

@artificialintelligence2653 3 жыл бұрын

Antlers mainly serve as a display of a bull moose's stature and strength during the fall mating season. Usually, younger and weaker males can be easily scared and fended off by a rival with a bigger rack, so there's often no need to use them as a weapon.

@GoBlue576966 2 жыл бұрын

Please don't ever speak on wildlife ever again. Antlers serve one purposes and one purpose only. To defend their harem from other bucks/bulls during the rut for mating. Cows/does don't think wow look at that rack!! He is so big and full. They mate with the bull/buck that is the fittest. The fittest is determined by fighting and preventing another male from stealing their harem.

@mangotap Жыл бұрын

human females also seem to become intimidated by an individual with a larger rack, must be convergent evolution

@HighSlayerRalton 8 жыл бұрын

The best part of this sit the people who have no idea what is going on.

@DrFlippin 7 жыл бұрын

that's actually a female moose wearing fake antlers...

@ItsAnSS 5 жыл бұрын

lmao

@rainbowpanda6960 5 жыл бұрын

DrFlippin lol

@drinny26 3 жыл бұрын

It’s not a transmoose?

@VixenAurora 8 жыл бұрын

Beautiful being :) Awesome to get that moment on camera! It must feel awkward to suddenly have that weight imbalance on the head.

@MaureenLycaon 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the little typed commentary on the side. It always amazes me how many people don't know that most deer (including moose!) grow their antlers every year and then drop them after the rutting season. (And like the OP says -- no, it really *doesn't* hurt. The antlers are dead bone at that point. It's like having your hair cut.)

@hilarityensues 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah they lose their velvet first. Once that happens the antler calcifies and is just dead bone. It's a relief for them to lose it.

@deewells4259 4 жыл бұрын

I Didn’t Know...🤭

@gujwdhufjijjpo9740 2 жыл бұрын

I always imagined it probably feels good. Especially when they scratch off the velvet. Must feel like scratching a bad itch.

@DavidJohnson-yy4de 8 жыл бұрын

"Look at that booty" lol

@misterderptastic5995 8 жыл бұрын

Shut up

@DavidJohnson-yy4de 8 жыл бұрын

You alright man?

@wonderwatts7749 8 жыл бұрын

+Mister Derptastic dont you hear what the girl said?

@misterderptastic5995 8 жыл бұрын

+Pizza Moose jerk

@misterderptastic5995 8 жыл бұрын

+ItzPiZa no oops lol sorry guys for being mean I dint hear her

@SteveKasian Жыл бұрын

I'm usually blown away by people's apparent sudden lack of motor control when recording a slowly moving object (like a rocket); But this video proves that the subject matter need not even be moving for a person with a camera to lose all motor control as well as all intelligence when recording anything with a video camera.

@Zec3 7 жыл бұрын

Hope they picked it up later.

@Heterandria4mosa 3 жыл бұрын

yeah that’s what I would do!

@masonelder8575 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@ahill4642 3 жыл бұрын

Zec 😂 I just pictured one antler on the wall! What the-...

@pepesylvia848 3 жыл бұрын

@@ahill4642 You can use it to make tools, or handles.

@ShainAndrews 3 жыл бұрын

They would be breaking the law.

@gaius_enceladus 8 жыл бұрын

I wonder what he thinks when the antler comes off..... "Hey! How the heck did that happen?"

@bubbythedeer5873 3 жыл бұрын

“WHOA DUDE!!!! My head is so much lighter!”

@limiv5272 3 жыл бұрын

@@bubbythedeer5873 More like "Now the weight on my head is uneven, great..."

@masonelder8575 3 жыл бұрын

They feel a little pain for a cell minutes beacause antlers are bone and it could have taken a little of his skull from it falling off

@mikehd3904 Жыл бұрын

That's why he was rubbing the trees, he was trying to get it off

@davidevans3175 3 жыл бұрын

Shake shake shake, shake shake shake, shake your antlers, shake your antlers...

@theothercrypt 7 жыл бұрын

Not gonna lie, i'm cringing quite a bit at how little these people know about moose (or deer in general). Thanks NatGeo for clearly correcting all of the ridiculous things they were saying!

@ilzevanveelen3946 8 жыл бұрын

"Is he supposed to lose it"

@cheryldahl9192 8 жыл бұрын

+Ilze van Veelen My condolences....

@ilzevanveelen3946 8 жыл бұрын

+Cheryl Dahl thanks😘

@masonelder8575 3 жыл бұрын

Yes to grow new ones next year

@bea6564 6 жыл бұрын

All I was thinking about is "Are they gonna go out after its gone to get the antler! ?

@w-dad4040 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe after one of Canada's most dangerous animals leaves the scene 😃 Although if he's losing his antlers that means that mating is done for the year so he won't be AS angry if you get too close.

@recoil1680 3 жыл бұрын

“I didn’t like that antler anyway”

@abelmantor7557 2 жыл бұрын

They're lucky to witness such wildlife.

@Kinokisings 2 жыл бұрын

These people sound so sweet!

@xFirebird925x 6 жыл бұрын

"Is he a guy or a girl" Oh no.

@MrJustin978 4 жыл бұрын

Some real brainiacs on the other side of that camera

@patricew.4010 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂🤔🤔🤔

@brennanhart8145 3 жыл бұрын

Video: It doesn’t hurt Alleged Brainiac: PoOr gUY !

@claytonfinney6092 3 жыл бұрын

This is society today.. Stupid.

@2Jeezuzisreal Жыл бұрын

Losing an antenna like that he'll be missing a lot of sports channels.

@SuperGaleford 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks to the comments, I know understand the symbiotic relationship between Rocky and Bullwinkle.

@rodbelding9523 5 жыл бұрын

LOL "Is he a guy or a girl?"

@jd0415_ 3 жыл бұрын

These people never went to school apparently. “Is it a guy or girl”, “Is he supposed to lose it??”

@ahill4642 3 жыл бұрын

Jay Disman - School nothing, I've lived in Northern Canada my whole life and had no clue they shed their antlers. Oops. I never would have believed they have to grow that whole mess again every year!

@patrickstar5328 8 жыл бұрын

Now it looks like the one from open season

@kewipamai5621 8 жыл бұрын

lol

@ZombieNationLTD 3 жыл бұрын

City folk are an interesting species out of their natural habitat.

@turtlecrawling66 3 жыл бұрын

“Is it a guy or a girl” as a Canadian, I can tell you that is clearly a guy. Pff, tourists.

@youngicewater8289 3 жыл бұрын

As a American it’s clearly gender mutual based on the feathers

@dalanwanbdiska6542 4 жыл бұрын

My brother found a shed by a whitetail deer. It was a 5 point and thick at the base. Its from a big buck. It was found 2 weeks ago and we seen the buck with 1 antler last week when we went out for a hunting walk. Big buck that looks very healthy.

@wandameyers Жыл бұрын

I love their excitement and concern for the cow. So sweet.

@matthew_thefallen 8 жыл бұрын

Moose are fantastic creatures! :D

@annien.1727 Жыл бұрын

They sure are!

@nikmotionmix 4 жыл бұрын

Sensational video! Thanks for sharing.

@yumbo5515 3 жыл бұрын

Shout out to the girl who said look at that booty at the start

@laurenm.2166 8 жыл бұрын

Ahh, that's awesome! Omg the commentary was so cute. Love it! Thanks for sharing.

@ZeddicusTheMage 8 жыл бұрын

The commentary was ridiculously annoying. They were a bunch of idiots.

@KandiKlover 7 жыл бұрын

Yeah typical dumbass modern day skanks. SMH

@rachelambereverleigh9308 3 жыл бұрын

Anyone else getting this recommended in 2021?

@ahill4642 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if it's a relief! ☺️ And it must be so annoying when the second one doesn't shed off at the same time. My neck hurts just thinking about that...

@forgotaboutbre 4 жыл бұрын

Parent: That's supposed to happen Little Girl: Awww poor guy

@aallen8783 3 жыл бұрын

I was like is it just gonna fall off or he gonna bang it on a tree... Him: 🎶shake it off, shake it off🎶

@facitenonvictimarum-2245 3 жыл бұрын

If you think that's rare, I woke up one morning while camping to find a deer that had died in my camp quietly overnight a few feet from my sleeping bag. The cougar that was chasing it ran away.

@sadiehurst5996 3 жыл бұрын

"Is it a guy or a girl" *antler falls off* "GasP" "AwwWee POor GuY" 😶😶

@antonwester3102 6 жыл бұрын

They are all like awww when he looses his paddle

@laurabarber6697 3 жыл бұрын

I was really happy to find out it doesn't hurt when it falls off!

@HumptynotsoDumpty 3 жыл бұрын

These people are obviously not Canadian lmao

@Lizuma 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing video! Loved it! First time I saw the process of a deer family animal losing an antler in action!!! :D

@blobster91 8 жыл бұрын

WHAT IS SAM WINCHESTER DOING HERE??!?

@nabilaindahchairunnisa4479 8 жыл бұрын

i literally searching this kind of comment XD

@blobster91 8 жыл бұрын

+nabila chairunnisa yay another supernatural fan.

@crazylovebird 6 жыл бұрын

lubna s looking for his lost shoe

@Abdullah-ec4ns Жыл бұрын

That's why you always use gorilla glue for serious situations, super glue doesn't cut it!

@1entertainmentworld297 3 жыл бұрын

Great videographer. I observe this first time.

@darcymcgaffic7812 Жыл бұрын

So cute, “oh, no!”

@itz_robo1237 4 жыл бұрын

At 0:31 I thought It said the antlers are delicious

@ahill4642 3 жыл бұрын

Itz_Robo123 - 😂 dummies gnawing on them like they're beef jerky.

@lynnh7694 3 жыл бұрын

It lost balance when it fell off.

@wakeandbakewithmaryjane1767 3 жыл бұрын

Them : oh no ! He lost his antler ! Canadian : LMFAO !!

@stephenr8331 3 жыл бұрын

Looked startled when it fell off, like when your chewing popcorn and hit a kernel that makes a loud crunch and you just pause for a second like F was that my tooth!

@dosapa Жыл бұрын

It’s so weird that a National Geographic ad shows up before the video..

@cedarwho7 3 жыл бұрын

This is amazing....

@supriyachauhan6814 3 жыл бұрын

that was a fast shedding

@peterjarnes25 6 жыл бұрын

Great footage thank you

@MJ98. 3 жыл бұрын

And folks that’s how girls remove their fake eyelashes 😂

@pamelaliberatore2267 Жыл бұрын

It was the dialog that did it for me 😂😂😂

@chaoticnart9922 4 жыл бұрын

The commentary in the video made me lose more brain cells than the amount of alcohol I’m drinking during this quarantine

@tor3699 8 жыл бұрын

Nice site to see and to have on camera

@msnlitadventures9597 3 жыл бұрын

I did not know they fully chucked it off like that while shedding. I’m not sure exactly what I was imaging would happen, but it wasn’t this.

@GoBlue576966 2 жыл бұрын

They drop them in all sorts of ways.

@StevenP727 6 жыл бұрын

When you're costume breaks at a party so you just act natural

@ahill4642 3 жыл бұрын

StevenP 91 🤣

@ivorytower99 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder how long it took them to race over and grab that antler?

@MuhammadEgypt 8 жыл бұрын

You dropped something, bro.

@daniellane753 3 жыл бұрын

Omg. Half his head fell off. How is he still alive?? Rolling on the floor. I needed that laugh.

@eclipses1003 3 жыл бұрын

And then a 🦍 comes in with a tube of glue

@ahill4642 3 жыл бұрын

黃古歌 "But no, wait! I wanted it gone! HEY!!!" 💦 💦

@snowmanrainmaker 3 жыл бұрын

It doesn't hurt but it does throw you a little off balance!!!

@Flashbackfrequency92 3 жыл бұрын

Cute and very beautiful animals 🥰🦌

@Ethelberd 3 жыл бұрын

I always thought they smash their antlers on trees to get them off. I had no idea they could just pop off with just a quick shake of the head.

@TedBackus Жыл бұрын

it shocks me how little people know about animals. squirrels shed tails too, maybe that will shock some. they usually use it as an escape method , so the predator will chase the tail & be distracted while the squirrel runs away. another cool one, is marine iguanas can actually reabsorb their own skeletons, shrinking down in size to deal with el nino weather impacts on their food sources. imagine being able to literally shrink your body, skeleton & all by 25% to reduce your food requirements.

@Qancir Жыл бұрын

WHAAAAT edit: you’ve lied😟

@oliveman9065 Жыл бұрын

LMAO

@kyreecelong8354 Жыл бұрын

They don’t shed there tails that part wrong

@dessindenfer1253 Жыл бұрын

They what?!

@reneegonseth7072 Жыл бұрын

So cute she that thought it was sad. I hope she has learned sbout the process as a result.

@residentsimon9174 7 жыл бұрын

Poor Sammy! I'm surprised I didn't see too many supernatural fans D:

@TheWhocaresusername Жыл бұрын

♥️♥️♥️♥️

@viduus173 6 жыл бұрын

Actual footage of Sammy losing his shoe

@TheWhocaresusername Жыл бұрын

I understood that reference

@edgarslacis5384 3 жыл бұрын

Just go to collect it lol awesome souvenir when it’s received in natural way without killing anyone

@princessval09 3 жыл бұрын

I wish I could lose weight like that...just shake it off 😊

@KerryMadonna 8 жыл бұрын

Shake it off, moose!! Yay!!!

@kayland.5724 3 жыл бұрын

Smaller animals eat the antlers? That's so cool

@Morna777 Жыл бұрын

They do. Rodents gnaw on them for the calcium.

@codymarijuonko5608 3 жыл бұрын

I know a really mature whitetail is always the last to shed velvet. They are old and know when they need to start rubbing off velvet. Young bucks get excited and do it earlier in anticipation of the rut. Older bucks know they got plenty of time before it rut and are slower to shed velvet. They know they get first dibbs at the gals anyway.

@MyThoughtzAndOpinionz 2 жыл бұрын

He looks like he’s having a bad day 😂

@yzzoxi 3 жыл бұрын

I like how the text just debunks everything the people in The video says. xD

@elessal 5 жыл бұрын

I was reading a conversation between the onion knight and King Stannis. that sent me to look for the origin of ''giving horns''. still can not find a good answer. but I found out about this amazing fact about antlers that somehow eluded me for almost 27 years of existence on this planet. curiosity pays off.

@MaureenLycaon 5 жыл бұрын

Look up "cuckold horns" and you'll find it.

@AllAmericanGuyExpert 3 жыл бұрын

That is the most inappropriate comment ever at 0:05 masquerading as a complement. When intra-species copulation becomes legal around 2043, this will be seen as prescient and prophetic.