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Moose Family Gatecrashes a Home to Sunbathe

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  • A mama moose and her newborn twins were spotted sunbathing on a man’s lawn.
  • According to the man, the moose family seemed content to spend their day on his lawn.
  • The moose family came back to the man’s property twice.

Roland Rydstrom lifted the blinds in his Anchorage, Alaska, house in June to allow the morning light in. He was about to sit down to work when he noticed something out the window.

A mother moose and her twin youngsters were sunbathing on his lawn.

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He was aware that two mothers had given birth to twins in the woods around his home, but he had only seen glimpses of the little families as they went through his yard.

This mama moose and her babies were uninterested in moving on, content to spend the day in Rydstrom’s garden as their nursery.

He felt capturing the moose family at such an intimate moment was special, so he took a couple of shots with his phone.

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Rydstrom told The Dodo:

“I sat down to work, and fully expected the moose to walk away and they didn’t. They would just change positions and, as you can tell from the pictures, they just kind of moved around to meet the sun — the babies in particular. It was fantastic to see the babies lounging together. They would just kind of get up and move positions every once in a while.”

While working from his window, Rydstrom kept an eye on the moose, fully aware that they are wild animals who need their space. 

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At one point, one of the babies knocked over his marigold pot. Rydstrom thought the little animal was scratching his head on the pot, but as it tipped over, the cheeky smirk on the baby’s face told a different story.

The moose family left and returned twice, much to Rydstrom’s amazement. He said they got up and walked away at some point, but came back. According to Rydstrom, the babies placed everything in their lips as newborns would. 

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At around 7 pm, Rydstrom raced to his window after hearing a loud noise from his backyard.

“All of a sudden, I realized the other cow and her calves were running through our backyard and ran through that family,” Rydstrom said. “The mom and babies jumped up and took off after them. It was an action-packed day.” 

Rydstrom is willing to babysit the moose if they return to his yard for the day.

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Source: The Dodo

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