Alaska residents warned to give grumpy moose their space
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March 15, 2017
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska wildlife officials warned people Tuesday to keep their distance from grumpy moose after two close calls this past weekend.
One of the animals walked up behind a woman tending chickens in the city of Homer on Sunday and started eating chicken food from a bucket she carried. When she turned, the startled moose kicked her.
"It pulled its nose out of the bucket, looked at her, reared back and kicked her right in the noggin'," said Jason Herreman, assistant area biologist for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
Another agitated moose twice charged skiers in a lif...
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