Rescue Moose Enjoying a Swim Pacific Northwest Wildlife Park Is Such a Delight
Summertime may be coming to a close, but the temperatures are still pretty warm. Even in Eatonville, Washington--where Northwest Trek Wildlife Park Calls home--many cold-climate animals are still taking measures to cool off. Just think of how warm seventy degrees must feel to an animal from Alaska!
One rescued moose named Atlas gave zookeeper Jordan quite a show as he splashed around in the pond in his enclosure on August 26. As you can imagine, it was quite the scene! Luckily, this quick-thinking animal caretaker thought fast and caught the moose's swim on video. He looks like he's having so much fun!
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Aww! Watching Atlas splash around in the water and eat the seagrass is so much fun. We couldn't be happier that @nwtrek got the video from Jordan to share with the public! The video has brought smiles to thousands of faces, even if some viewers didn't initially know what they were seeing.
"I thought that was an owl having a fit at first," shared one commenter. LOL! That shaking did look intense, so it's easy to see how it could look like something totally different--like a wild owl.
As the wildlife park explained in the video's caption, this was shot from the safety of the zookeeper's truck. Moose may be majestic and docile from a distance, but these massive wild animals don't take much to hurt a person.
In fact, the Alaskan Department of Fish and Game notes that more people are injured by moose in Alaska than by bears every year! These animals kick, stomp, charge, and even bite when feeling threatened (or when protecting their young), but tend to avoid people as much as any other animal.
Moose encounters may not be the norm in Washington, but zoogoers can visit Atlas to get a glimpse into the animals' lives. If you're lucky, you just might catch him splashing around to cool off, just like Jordan did!
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