Seemingly drunk Swedish moose found stuck in tree

[Liberal_in_LA]

poor moose



Per Johansson says he heard a roar from his vacationing neighbor's garden in southwestern Sweden late Tuesday and went to have a look. There, he found a female moose kicking about in the tree. The animal was likely drunk from eating fermented apples.

With the help of police and rescue services, the 45-year-old Johansson later managed to set the moose free in part by sawing off tree branches.

But the animal appeared confused and wandered into Johansson's garden, where she was still resting Thursday.

Other neighbors in the Goteborg suburb Saro had seen the animal sneaking around the area for days. Johansson said the moose appeared to be sick, drunk or "half-stupid."

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/09/08/international/i034134D17.DTL#ixzz1XOYt0n6s

[cali]

1. I want to know how that Moose got in the tree.

[Motown_Johnny]

8. just like everyone else, one leg at a time

[SwampG8r]

33. she was eating apples

and she decided if she could get to the ones on the top of the tree they would be delicious
but she was too drunk to realize she was a moose and was not able to do such a thing
dont act like it never happened to you!
my favorite part of this story is the moose was "sneaking" around his garden
ever see a moose? its like a clydesdale with antlers
terrible sneakers

[4_TN_TITANS]

38. Give me some tequilla

and you'd be surprised where I end up too!

[hlthe2b]

2. Poor ole gal likes her nip of cider, eh?

;) I hope she safely stumbles back home..

[Liberal_in_LA]

3. I'm glad folks are letting her rest in their yards. No calls to animal control to shoot her

[DJ13]

4. Been there, done that

:rofl:

[Hell Hath No Fury]

5. That moose bit my sister.

:( :D

[Gruenemann]

21. Mind you, moose bites can be pretti nasti.

[A HERETIC I AM]

26. Was 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"...?

[MadHound]

6. It's amazing how many animals like to get drunk

I've a persimmon tree in my yard, and every year the fruit falls and ferments. I've seen drunk bees, squirrels and other critters. It is funny to watch, and they keep coming back every year.

[yardwork]

40. Birds too. I've seen birds drunk on fermented berries. Can't fly.

[leveymg]

7. What happened to the white Volvo 740 wagon she was driving?

Fortunately, it's a safe car. Probably went off to fetch some help.
:evilgrin: :beer: :kick:

[Lone_Star_Dem]

9. It sounds like it needs to be seen by a vet.

Poor thing. :(

[Liberal_in_LA]

11. seems to be doing better.. update on moose

When dawn came the day after it was freed from the tree, the moose had not yet left.

"When I went out for the newspaper it was still laying there on the ground, sleeping. By the time I left for work it was walking around the neighbor's yard on very shaky legs." Johansson said.

"Today the moose came back and walked around the yard," he added. "I think it likes it here."

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/09/08/sweden.drunken.moose/

[backscatter712]

12. Probably nursing a hangover. n/t

[hifiguy]

18. A hangover of truly epic proportions, I'd guess.

I don't think the average moose has a lot of experience with getting hammered. And since the moose in question made it in to a tree, it had to be seriously s*itfaced.

[kestrel91316]

14. Not much a vet can do, or should, about a hangover in a wild animal.

[backscatter712]

24. They can't give him a moose-sized dose of asprin? n/t

[kestrel91316]

25. No idea if corvids can tolerate aspirin. Could be a fatal toxin to them.

[scarletwoman]

29. I think you must mean ruminants. Corvids are the crow & raven family. nt

[backscatter712]

31. Or give him a couple more of the fermented apples...

Hair of the dog.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

32. I think it was just a typo - moose are cervids (deer).

[scarletwoman]

36. Ah. That makes sense, thanks. nt

[kestrel91316]

39. LOL, I of all people should have caught that. I was typing with too little coffee.

Not ruminants, but the special group of them that includes deer and moose. I am having a senior moment over it.

ETA:GOT IT!!!!! Cervids. I was close.

[AndyTiedye]

10. I Guess the Moose Wasn't THAT Good at Climbing Trees While Under the Influence

[Prometheus Bound]

13. Thanks for the pic. I wouldn't have believed it otherwise.

[War Horse]

15. Kudos to Johansson for letting the moose sleep it off

Read somewhere else that the moose seemed to have a bit of a hangover :)

[Uncle Joe]

16. Damn Drunken Swedish Moose; can never hold their fermented apples!

:puke:

Thanks for the thread, Liberal_in_LA.

[Liberal_in_LA]

37. you are welcome.

:fistbump:

[EC]

17. Likely ate all the apples on lower branches

and was trying to get to the ones on the higher branches. Think that moose could be addicted to the alcohol already?

[Blue_Tires]

19. Sounds like some plot from Boris and Natasha

[dtexdem]

20. Damn moose just shouldn't try climbing trees.

At least not unless the tree is a bigger one with a moose tree house. ;-)

[Gruenemann]

22. One must expect this sort of thing...

...in a SOCIALIST country!!!

[scarletwoman]

28. She was probably depressed that the invisible hand of the free market is being stifled.

If not for that, she could have climbed that tree and taken flight.

[Poll_Blind]

23. Hrm, while it may appear "drunk" there could be something going on, neurologically.

One would have expected the animal to have recovered a bit more fully by the next day. I hope that if the animal continues to exhibit such behavior that it is examined by a vet. And not just for the moose's sake, either.

PB

[tblue37]

27. Poor thing. Confused and probably frightened! nt

[zippytheplatypus]

30. can i get some of those apples??

Looks better than Jaeger..

[SwampG8r]

34. she bet me 500 krona

she could climb that tree
now she refuses to pay
never trust a swedish moose

[spanone]

35. now there's a headline you don't see everyday....