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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
    @MatthewMarcus 3 роки тому +798

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

    • @Bendigo1
      @Bendigo1 3 роки тому +54

      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
      @sirpudding8934 3 роки тому +4

      That’s not right at all lol

    • @Bendigo1
      @Bendigo1 3 роки тому +3

      @@sirpudding8934 it isn't?

    • @timothyhays1817
      @timothyhays1817 3 роки тому +31

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

    • @rodneya1828
      @rodneya1828 3 роки тому +7

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

  • @runnininthe80s84
    @runnininthe80s84 3 роки тому +570

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

    • @velveteenrabbit5804
      @velveteenrabbit5804 3 роки тому +30

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

    • @proloose9073
      @proloose9073 3 роки тому +28

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

    • @voidremoved
      @voidremoved 2 роки тому +20

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

    • @albutcher9152
      @albutcher9152 2 роки тому +7

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

    • @CreeseDF
      @CreeseDF Рік тому +9

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

  • @johnnyfavorite1194
    @johnnyfavorite1194 8 років тому +1826

    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
      @RexIgneus2024 4 роки тому +83

      @Liam Smith he is not talking about the game idiot

    • @Jerry-Hany
      @Jerry-Hany 4 роки тому +5

      Don't do that!

    • @alsin1597
      @alsin1597 3 роки тому +11

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

    • @xxfateassassinxx4231
      @xxfateassassinxx4231 3 роки тому +30

      @@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
      @darkwyngraym 3 роки тому +12

      Id try to get both antlers honestly

  • @primary2630
    @primary2630 7 років тому +181

    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
    @atlanticsalmon9536 4 роки тому +554

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

    • @brucebruce7065
      @brucebruce7065 3 роки тому +28

      There is always an idiot around to say something stupid

    • @Jack-mf5lw
      @Jack-mf5lw 3 роки тому +62

      @@brucebruce7065 and here you are

    • @marielam590
      @marielam590 3 роки тому +4

      👀

    • @joshnorman8109
      @joshnorman8109 3 роки тому +4

      “Karen” in the back ground

    • @Snowleaper101
      @Snowleaper101 3 роки тому +4

      @@joshnorman8109 she's a child

  • @maxcovfefe
    @maxcovfefe 3 роки тому +50

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

    • @ahill4642
      @ahill4642 3 роки тому +1

      Max Covfefe 🤣

  • @floorlasagna
    @floorlasagna 7 років тому +781

    I believe they're called canadian unicorns

  • @flutterbree
    @flutterbree 6 років тому +54

    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.

  • @mrdasilver
    @mrdasilver 3 роки тому +95

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

  • @Siile_
    @Siile_ 3 роки тому +110

    That family talking makes the video an absolute gem

    • @TheWhocaresusername
      @TheWhocaresusername Рік тому +5

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

    • @arresthillary9502
      @arresthillary9502 Рік тому +5

      no, its insufferable. mute is gold

    • @OP-1000
      @OP-1000 Рік тому +7

      @@arresthillary9502 Wish I could mute your comment.

  • @nickkerr5714
    @nickkerr5714 3 роки тому +35

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

  • @HackebeilHarry1
    @HackebeilHarry1 3 роки тому +159

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

    • @claytonfinney6092
      @claytonfinney6092 3 роки тому +6

      They're stupid..

    • @invisiblezero
      @invisiblezero Рік тому +8

      The word you are looking for is "cringe".

    • @joeytheseal4498
      @joeytheseal4498 Рік тому +12

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

    • @shanes.1724
      @shanes.1724 Рік тому +2

      It’s annoying

    • @sfuterfas
      @sfuterfas Рік тому +3

      I had to mute it because it was so annoying.

  • @LibertyFirst1789
    @LibertyFirst1789 7 років тому +526

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

    • @darreng2414
      @darreng2414 6 років тому +27

      Most underrated comment.

    • @carlyshipman9722
      @carlyshipman9722 5 років тому +72

      UMMM that said "DECIDUOUS" LOL

    • @diyakhan8208
      @diyakhan8208 3 роки тому +7

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

    • @vb4596
      @vb4596 3 роки тому +37

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

    • @CescoCDN
      @CescoCDN 3 роки тому +10

      @@diyakhan8208 *whoosh* ;)

  • @DavidJohnson-yy4de
    @DavidJohnson-yy4de 8 років тому +325

    "Look at that booty" lol

  • @hanzifaction
    @hanzifaction 8 років тому +68

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

    • @itsflashtime2001
      @itsflashtime2001 8 років тому +2

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

    • @RanjanSh
      @RanjanSh 8 років тому +12

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

    • @CvndyClvb
      @CvndyClvb 8 років тому +1

      +The IT Specialist Savaged bitch.

    • @RanjanSh
      @RanjanSh 8 років тому

      Pizza Moose You Mcdonald shit, who left you out.

    • @CvndyClvb
      @CvndyClvb 8 років тому

      ***** 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. >>)

  • @Toxic0788
    @Toxic0788 8 років тому +45

    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.

  • @JayLKing
    @JayLKing 3 роки тому +31

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

  • @artificialintelligence2653
    @artificialintelligence2653 3 роки тому +37

    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
      @GoBlue576966 2 роки тому +1

      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
      @mangotap Рік тому

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

  • @DrFlippin
    @DrFlippin 7 років тому +415

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

  • @HighSlayerRalton
    @HighSlayerRalton 8 років тому +81

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

  • @VixenAurora
    @VixenAurora 8 років тому +61

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

  • @beastmaster0934
    @beastmaster0934 5 років тому +481

    “Is it a guy or a girl”
    😑

  • @SteveKasian
    @SteveKasian Рік тому +2

    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
    @Zec3 6 років тому +114

    Hope they picked it up later.

    • @Heterandria4mosa
      @Heterandria4mosa 3 роки тому +1

      yeah that’s what I would do!

    • @masonelder8575
      @masonelder8575 3 роки тому

      Same

    • @ahill4642
      @ahill4642 3 роки тому

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

    • @pepesylvia848
      @pepesylvia848 3 роки тому

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

    • @ShainAndrews
      @ShainAndrews 3 роки тому

      They would be breaking the law.

  • @davidevans3175
    @davidevans3175 3 роки тому +28

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

  • @MaureenLycaon
    @MaureenLycaon 8 років тому +63

    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
      @hilarityensues 4 роки тому +8

      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
      @deewells4259 4 роки тому +3

      I Didn’t Know...🤭

    • @gujwdhufjijjpo9740
      @gujwdhufjijjpo9740 2 роки тому +2

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

  • @gaius_enceladus
    @gaius_enceladus 7 років тому +42

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

    • @bubbythedeer5873
      @bubbythedeer5873 3 роки тому +8

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

    • @limiv5272
      @limiv5272 3 роки тому +2

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

    • @masonelder8575
      @masonelder8575 3 роки тому

      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
      @mikehd3904 Рік тому +1

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

  • @ilzevanveelen3946
    @ilzevanveelen3946 8 років тому +62

    "Is he supposed to lose it"

  • @abelmantor7557
    @abelmantor7557 2 роки тому +16

    They're lucky to witness such wildlife.

  • @recoil1680
    @recoil1680 3 роки тому +20

    “I didn’t like that antler anyway”

  • @bea6564
    @bea6564 6 років тому +31

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

    • @w-dad4040
      @w-dad4040 3 роки тому +3

      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.

  • @Kinokisings
    @Kinokisings 2 роки тому +8

    These people sound so sweet!

  • @2Jeezuzisreal
    @2Jeezuzisreal Рік тому +3

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

  • @SuperGaleford
    @SuperGaleford 8 років тому +8

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

  • @nikmotionmix
    @nikmotionmix 3 роки тому +6

    Sensational video! Thanks for sharing.

  • @rodbelding9523
    @rodbelding9523 5 років тому +10

    LOL "Is he a guy or a girl?"

  • @theothercrypt
    @theothercrypt 7 років тому +10

    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!

  • @MrJustin978
    @MrJustin978 4 роки тому +83

    Some real brainiacs on the other side of that camera

  • @xFirebird925x
    @xFirebird925x 5 років тому +26

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

  • @patrickstar5328
    @patrickstar5328 8 років тому +20

    Now it looks like the one from open season

  • @dalanwanbdiska6542
    @dalanwanbdiska6542 4 роки тому +4

    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
    @wandameyers Рік тому +4

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

  • @Lizuma
    @Lizuma 6 років тому +3

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

  • @rachelambereverleigh9308
    @rachelambereverleigh9308 3 роки тому +3

    Anyone else getting this recommended in 2021?

  • @laurenm.2166
    @laurenm.2166 8 років тому +6

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

    • @ZeddicusTheMage
      @ZeddicusTheMage 8 років тому +7

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

    • @KandiKlover
      @KandiKlover 7 років тому +3

      Yeah typical dumbass modern day skanks. SMH

  • @ZombieNationLTD
    @ZombieNationLTD 3 роки тому +4

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

  • @matthew_thefallen
    @matthew_thefallen 8 років тому +5

    Moose are fantastic creatures! :D

  • @UziDoesIt8818
    @UziDoesIt8818 3 роки тому +1

    Cute and very beautiful animals 🥰🦌

  • @peterjarnes25
    @peterjarnes25 5 років тому +2

    Great footage thank you

  • @tor3699
    @tor3699 8 років тому +3

    Nice site to see and to have on camera

  • @1entertainmentworld297
    @1entertainmentworld297 3 роки тому +1

    Great videographer. I observe this first time.

  • @cedarwho7
    @cedarwho7 3 роки тому +3

    This is amazing....

  • @antonwester3102
    @antonwester3102 6 років тому +1

    They are all like awww when he looses his paddle

  • @ahill4642
    @ahill4642 3 роки тому +4

    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...

  • @aallen8783
    @aallen8783 3 роки тому +2

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

  • @caz7363
    @caz7363 2 роки тому +1

    Stunning 🤩

  • @darcymcgaffic7812
    @darcymcgaffic7812 Рік тому +1

    So cute, “oh, no!”

  • @laurabarber6697
    @laurabarber6697 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @turtlecrawling66
    @turtlecrawling66 3 роки тому +31

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

    • @youngicewater8289
      @youngicewater8289 3 роки тому +3

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

  • @jd0415_
    @jd0415_ 3 роки тому +7

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

    • @ahill4642
      @ahill4642 3 роки тому +1

      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!

  • @HumptynotsoDumpty
    @HumptynotsoDumpty 3 роки тому +2

    These people are obviously not Canadian lmao

  • @supriyachauhan6814
    @supriyachauhan6814 3 роки тому +1

    that was a fast shedding

  • @Northisbest
    @Northisbest 8 років тому +1

    wow good catch on camera

  • @yumbo5515
    @yumbo5515 3 роки тому +4

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

  • @j.m.r.f6286
    @j.m.r.f6286 3 роки тому

    Thank you, gracia's.

  • @arthurmorgan3972
    @arthurmorgan3972 5 років тому

    I need that antler for the camp upgrade!

  • @Abdullah-ec4ns
    @Abdullah-ec4ns Рік тому +1

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

  • @pamelaliberatore2267
    @pamelaliberatore2267 Рік тому

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

  • @marliesyanke4580
    @marliesyanke4580 Рік тому

    That was a great view

  • @sadiehurst5996
    @sadiehurst5996 3 роки тому +2

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

  • @reneegonseth7072
    @reneegonseth7072 Рік тому

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

  • @dosapa
    @dosapa Рік тому

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

  • @lynnh7694
    @lynnh7694 3 роки тому +4

    It lost balance when it fell off.

  • @princesse228
    @princesse228 7 років тому

    Amazing.........

  • @forgotaboutbre
    @forgotaboutbre 4 роки тому +14

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

  • @dave-d-grunt
    @dave-d-grunt Рік тому

    Good timing

  • @snowmanrainmaker
    @snowmanrainmaker 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @mimiteas
    @mimiteas 8 років тому

    Now I want to see the video where the antler grows back... ;)

  • @stephenr8331
    @stephenr8331 3 роки тому +4

    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!

  • @msnlitadventures9597
    @msnlitadventures9597 3 роки тому +1

    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
      @GoBlue576966 2 роки тому +1

      They drop them in all sorts of ways.

  • @wakeandbakewithmaryjane1767
    @wakeandbakewithmaryjane1767 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @blobster91
    @blobster91 8 років тому +54

    WHAT IS SAM WINCHESTER DOING HERE??!?

  • @resxdue6449
    @resxdue6449 Рік тому

    This is dope!

  • @KerryMadonna
    @KerryMadonna 7 років тому +3

    Shake it off, moose!! Yay!!!

  • @facitenonvictimarum-2245
    @facitenonvictimarum-2245 3 роки тому +4

    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.

  • @edgarslacis5384
    @edgarslacis5384 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @itz_robo1237
    @itz_robo1237 4 роки тому +3

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

    • @ahill4642
      @ahill4642 3 роки тому

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

  • @MuhammadEgypt
    @MuhammadEgypt 8 років тому

    You dropped something, bro.

  • @lisamcorreia406
    @lisamcorreia406 3 роки тому

    Awww....very interesting

  • @MyThoughtzAndOpinionz
    @MyThoughtzAndOpinionz Рік тому

    He looks like he’s having a bad day 😂

  • @daniellane753
    @daniellane753 3 роки тому

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

  • @yzzoxi
    @yzzoxi 3 роки тому

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

  • @StevenP727
    @StevenP727 6 років тому +2

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

  • @codymarijuonko5608
    @codymarijuonko5608 3 роки тому

    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.

  • @sunvavachi
    @sunvavachi 8 років тому +1

    What a nice video and to witness that!

  • @ivorytower99
    @ivorytower99 3 роки тому +3

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

  • @MJ98.
    @MJ98. 3 роки тому +6

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

  • @elessal
    @elessal 5 років тому +1

    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
      @MaureenLycaon 4 роки тому

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

  • @kenhagans
    @kenhagans 8 років тому

    It looked like an Alien Facehugger as it fell.

  • @brendanblab7508
    @brendanblab7508 3 роки тому +1

    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.