It's May (obviously) and Mum Mooses everywhere are doing the sensible thing and telling Teenage Mooses to move out. .

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Last night as Jules and I were driving to Home Depot for some pink stuff (Julie's word for insulation / soundproofing rockwool) she spotted a teenage Moose wandering around in a local garden.

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These things are huge (tall) they weigh about 600Kg (1200 pounds or for the Brits a shade under 86 Stone). They stand over 6 feet tall and most of that is legs. They have big ears and you can see why they earned the name Swamp Donkey. The photo below shows their general appearance but you dont really get the size.

For more photos follow this link to Mooseworld Slideshow.

Anyway if you meet one on the roadside be careful. They can trot at about 30mph and anything that weighs nearly 87 Stone, and is trotting at 30 miles per hour isn't going to stop quickly! If you collide with one duck behind the dashboard because their legs are so long they come over the bonnet and in through the windscreen. 1200 pounds of Moose coming through the windscreen is pretty dicey to say the least.

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Be safe and drive slowly this "Kick out the Teenage Moose" Month. You have to wonder if Mum Mooses have the right idea