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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsMama Moose and Her Calf Cool Off Under Sprinkler
Occurred on July 29, 2019 / Alaska, USA
"I noticed these moose were panting in this extra warm Alaskan weather, so I put the sprinkler on for them."
samnsara
(17,622 posts)....garden center. They needed an escort back to the range.
zeusdogmom
(993 posts)The moose will probably repay the humans kindness by eating their trees but that is what moose do - eat leaves off trees.
This horrible hot weather affects every living thing in so many ways.
Bayard
(22,071 posts)But, Mom is like--Ahhhhhhh........
csziggy
(34,136 posts)(The ones with little holes down the length that sprayed to both sides of the hose - I don't think they make those anymore.)
The horses loved them and would hang out standing over them so their bellies would get soaked. One really dry hot year I ran one the length of our dressage arena so as the riders came up the middle line their horses would get cooled off. It made a big difference for how the horses could perform when it was near 100 F and 90-95% humidity. They also kept our pasture grass alive, which really was the main reason for using them.
zanana1
(6,113 posts)I can remember many days of running through the sprinkler when I was a kid. (As a matter of fact, I'd like to do that now.)