Brown bear kills moose in driveway via YouTube

Locals discover a brown bear dispatching a moose on their driveway. This event has made news in Homer, and even nationally. I think the documentation of the event, and the world-wide broadcast/sharing is part of the news-worthiness. Submitted to YouTube under account name Bonzerrific.

Gruesome!

The moose will birth their fawns on June 23rd, typically. They are all gemini. That birthday is shared by Homer-raised Jewel Kilcher, incidentally.

Walking With Beasts

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This bull moose looks both ways before crossing the Homer Bypass. Moose can achieve speeds up to 34 miles per hour when pressed, but usually we see them standing around chewing on trees or lumbering about. Video from late April, 2007.

I watched Walking With Prehistoric Beasts on DVD this week, available at the Homer Public Library, and at the link, from Amazon. Seeing those gigantic hairy beasts brought back to life on the screen felt weirdly akin to my present day alaskan surroundings.