Giant Moose Shedding their velvet

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Giant moose shedding their velvet
Thanks for joining us today for this video. If you haven't subscribed to our channel yet, we'd really appreciate it if you did, especially if you love moose! Today we are exploring the beginning of the rut. Most of the year moose do three things…eat, rest, and move between feeding and resting areas. But Every August something magical happens…The rut! Drop Tine, MisMatch and 22 all make appearances in this video.
The first sign that the rut is kicking in is the shedding of the velvet off their huge antlers. It is fascinating that these animals can grow these huge racks each year but once they are done growing for the season, it’s time for the velvet to come off. That is the start of the rut.
This video takes us through those stages of the shedding process. At 1:06 seconds we see the first hint of the velvet splitting on a tine as shedding is about to begin. At 1:15 seconds we see the same bull the next morning start to rake vigorously to shred his velvet into dangles. And finally at 2:45 seconds we see the same bull (on the left) two days later with a clean rack without any velvet left at all. Some bulls are better at it than others. Some bulls may walk around for weeks with strings of dried velvet hanging from an antler point.
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[@cevagovago2774]

Good video 👏👏👍👍

[@boydlockhart8220]

Love that interaction between Mismatch and 22. A couple of good old friends playing around until 22 had had enough. Fun to watch DT too.

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Thanks Boyd. The 22/Mismatch sparring was epic to us. We've never seen Mismatch spar with a dominant bull since his wreck in 2019, never mind fight. Only with younger bulls would he spar. He couldn't risk accidental injury to his right antler. (Broken skull side.) Watching him approach and ask 22 for a spar was amazing to us, and that 22 allowed it and played along without getting out of bed, knowing that would send Mismatch away, really touched us. Of course, once Mismatch got a little into it and straightened his hind legs, well, game over! Time to eat! So that's what they did, they ate side by side. So cool.

[@garymeredith2441]

That was a great video on showing the Velvet coming off the antlers . Now where those antlers grow fresh velvet , meaning another layer These are such beautiful animals .

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

The velvet has all the blood vessels and nerve system necessary to build the antler bone beneath it. When the antler/bone is fully grown, the velvet dies. The bull rakes it off to reveal the shiny bone white weapons he grew since the spring. After the rut is over, the bull no longer needs the antler and they get shed by falling off. In the early spring the bull will start the whole process over again, starting with little nubs of velvet covered bone. It's the same for every bull every year. Amazing!

[@chrismack5908]

Two bulls together: Bull lying down Hey, come on, all I want is to nap. No, I'm not impressed. Seriously, are you really going to go there? Fine, let me show you what I got for you! Other bull, Hey man, I m outta here! Can't wait for you trip to Alaska! Be safe!

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

HA thanks Chris!! We will be updating here soon!!!! Oh boy oh boy!

[@Ranbowriter]

😂😅

[@patriciaf.2574]

Absolutely amazing, and a privilege to view these magnificent animals; thank you for posting!

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

You're welcome. more coming,

[@moosepoop]

🤎🐂🤎💚DROP💚TINE💚🤎🐂🤎 🤎🐂🤎💙MIS💙MATCH💙🤎🐂🤎 🤎🐂🤎🐂🤎💛22💛🤎🐂🤎🐂🤎 I ❤️ them in Velvet!!...I ❤️ them every which way!! 🤎🐂🐂🐂🤎..🤗 Thanks soooooooo much for Sharing with all of us, 🤗👴🐂👵🤗 Time is ticking, tick tock, tick tock⏰⌛✈️...😂 🏞️💙🌊🏞️💙🌊🏞️💙 🐂🪵🌲🪵🌲🪵🐂🪵🌲🪵🌲🪵🐂

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Aww MP!!!🐂🧆🧆🧆 (🤣) Yes, love them all is right! Can't wait! Wilson the Cat🐈‍⬛ is at our friend's in Massachusetts now, happy with her two dogs 🐕🦮. It's getting real now! It's going to happen!!! Oh boy oh boy oh boy!!! Hugs to you! (There's room in that pocket for ya!)❤🧡💛💚💙💜!!

[@moosepoop]

@@MooseManNaturePhotos Omg, breathe Libby 👵...😂🤣😂 Yessssssss it's going to happen!! Zoooooom ✈️ to Beautiful Alaska ⛰️🌲🪵🌲🏞️💙⛰️💙🏞️🌲🪵🌲⛰️ Omg, Alaskan Moose 🤎🐂🤎🐂🤎 Big, Beautiful Alaskan Moose 🥰🤗 I bet they'll be happy to see u both 😂📹👴📸👵📹😂...Omg, now I need to breathe 🫁 😂🤣...Yes, I remember your Kitty Walter, such a Beautiful Cat 🤗 & he's going to miss u, 😊 but I'm sure he'll have a Wonderful time with the dogs I ❤️ Dogs, I ❤️ Cats & it's nice to see when they can both get along 🤗🐶🐈 🥰🤗🐶🐈🤗🐶🐈🥰🐶🐈🤗🐶🐈🤗🥰 Times a ticking, ⏰⌛...✈️...😂 I'm looking forward to Meeting some Alaskan Moosepoop, 🧆🧆🧆🧆😂🤣 😂🤣, They'll be much larger than me, just because I'm a Canadian Moosepoop, 🧆...😂 Alaskan Moose are much larger, 😂🤣... Larger Moose, larger Nuggets, 🧆...😂🤣😂🤣😂...❤️

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

@@moosepoop HAHAHAHA Wow, this is FUN MP!!🐂🧆🧆🧆 (🤣) WOW!! How are you doing now that we've landed and gotten a few good deep lungfuls of AK air?? Better, right? Well now! Maybe just stay right there and we'll carefully hike around you and we'll bring you some of your AK cousin 🧆🧆🧆!! So you can see for yourself! Oh the things you have to look forward to here!! 🤣😂 Stay tuned, we will be updating you soon! Now get some rest.😴 I put you where no moose or human could trod on you!🥰🧡💛💚💙💜!!!!

[@moosepoop]

@@MooseManNaturePhotos I'm well rested Libby, Ty 😂...I'm very excited to be here, 🧆...😂...I can't wait to meet some Alaskan Moosepoop 🧆 😂, I hope they like me, 🤭...I believe I do have alot of cousins & friends I can meet up with, 🧆🧆🧆🧆... yes your right Libby!!👵😂 this is why U Da Bestest!!!, 😂🤗...👴🐂👵 Be Safe! 😊

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

@@moosepoop HAHAHA Love it MP!!! Just..LOVE it!! look for an email soon!

[@joanneganon7157]

Check out those Racks😂🎉. I can't even imagine how frustrating this is 😵‍💫! Thanks Mr and Mrs Moose Man 🌞. JO JO IN VT 💞

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Haha yeah, Jo Jo! We want to help them rip it off! But it only takes like a day and a half and it's gone. That's why we want to stay with a bull when we find them starting to shed. Get on the record button! Thanks for being here as always!

[@patriciawilson6373]

Awesome video. Thank you ❤

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Glad you enjoyed it Patricia! Thanks for being here!

[@michaelboom7704]

Time to go when the laying bull stands...lol. What mountain range did I see?

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Denali!

[@joannem8405]

Obviously this would be a big no-no with a possible fatal outcome, but its makes me want to just go up to him and help pull it off!

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Too funny, you just can't help but want to do that, but of course....very bad idea, lol

[@jerrzbabe]

New to your channel. Beautiful animal. Thanks for the insight and will follow your updates!

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Appreciate that you're here with us Jerrz. Welcome! This is the place for moose. A safe place for them!

[@muffinman4353]

It's Lizzo!!!

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

I don't know that the bull appreciated that!

[@bethyoung3654]

A treat to be able to see this!

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Glad you got to watch it, and we appreciate you doing so

[@user-dt1kx1co6g]

Awsome

[@donmaldo1358]

Beautiful.

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Thank you Don!

[@wilmabishop5]

Go on Claude, I done shredded my velvet let me chill leave me alone😂😂😂😂😂

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

🤣 Wilma!

[@Rangeley]

Awesome footage.

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

thanks so much, now is peak shedding time, we tried to catch some of that behavior today, no luck....try again tomorrow.

[@RLS424]

Majestic.

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

They are!

[@seldramariaoliveiradossant3556]

Ele parece impaciente em tirar o veludo logo dos chifres...parece que o veludo coça...interessante o barulho dos chifres dos alces batendo um no outro...amo tudo isso...vocês são muito dedicados...obrigada...

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

É um comportamento animal tão interessante e diferente, não é Seldra? Todo o crescimento do chifre, derramamento de veludo, sparring/luta e então eles próprios trocam os chifres e criam um conjunto totalmente novo no ano seguinte. Incrível! Obrigado por estar aqui conosco!

[@seldramariaoliveiradossant3556]

@@MooseManNaturePhotos Eu agradeço vocês pelas belíssimas informações sobre esses animais majestosos os alces

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

@@seldramariaoliveiradossant3556 Agradecemos por assistir, e seja muito bem-vindo!

[@patriciawilson6373]

Is velvet itchy when shedding???

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

We suspect so, Patricia; as the blood vessels and nerves in the velvet shut off and die, there must be some itch sensation to signal the need to rake. It's so bizarre and cool at the same time, isn't it?

[@patriciawilson6373]

@@MooseManNaturePhotos it is very cool. It must drive them crazy. You have taught me a lot. I just love your beautiful videos. We don't have moose in Ohio. We do have deer but I have never seen one shed their velvet. It is an amazing what happens every year for these animals. Thank you so much♥️

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

@@patriciawilson6373Thank you for the kind words, Patrica, so happy that you're here with us! Appreciate the comment; You're right, that velvet hanging does drive them nuts, we've watched a bull really bug out about a strand dangling near his eye. I wanted to go over and rip it off for him. I don't think he'd understand my intention, however...😁

[@patriciawilson6373]

@@MooseManNaturePhotos I just found your videos. Where do you film? It is so beautiful. I don't think that big bull would understand what you were doing. They are so gorgeous. Thank you fir sharing your time and info ♥️♥️♥️

[@ciams3334]

What is purpose of shedding the velvet

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

The velvet is dead at this point because the bone (antler) it has been nourishing all spring is done growing. Time to get rid of it and expose those clean, new pair of antlers for the rut.

[@morganW2012]

Looks painful lol

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Actually at the time of shedding it off, the live energy to the antler has shut off, all the nerves have shut off, painless to shed the velvet.

[@susanpaulson9010]

When it’s hanging it does look a little gruesome? Not sure of the purpose of the velvet is though.

[@FernCurtis]

Basically, the velvet contains the blood vessels that feed the horns as they grow. Then when they have grown as much as they are going to for that year/season, it is no longer needed. When that happens, at rut season, the blood vessels basically start shrinking and dying. Which in turn means they start cracking. When the horns are still in velvet , they are still soft and fragile, so the bulls don’t fight yet. It is at this point when the velvet starts to crack, that the bulls start “shredding” to get rid of the velvet and the antlers become dry and hard. That is more or less how it works. Libby may be able to add something else to that, possibly.

[@susanpaulson9010]

@@FernCurtis Thank you That makes perfect sense

[@FernCurtis]

@@susanpaulson9010 You are welcome! ☺️

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

@@FernCurtis Nope, Fern, I got nothing. Other than these are antlers v horns. You said it all here. WELL DONE!!! You're been paying attention!!!

[@FernCurtis]

@@MooseManNaturePhotos Yeah, I think I was kind of tired when I wrote that! Normally I would have said antlers, but….well, this has been a stressful week. Thanks for the vote of confidence! (Hubby fell down the stairs last Tuesday and as a result has been in the hospital since then. Just got him home today, after surgery yesterday, to fix what he hurt in the fall.)

[@user-lg9cw1ds1j]

2:45

[@Dan.d649]

This looks to be a case of "Mismatch" and his buddy "22". With the usual drudgery of cleaning all that up and off their headgears, these two seem to really be very close friends. I like how "Mismatch" always hangs out with his ol' buddy. The magnificence of the moose is of how intelligent these animals really tend to be. Whilst, all is still a very quiet and calming atmosphere, these two regulars first have to deal with that "itchy" velvet, and then to test those new, blood-red antlers. A little tiny push against his friend "22" at the end, "Mismatch" might've gone a little too far. As you can see, "22" has had enough.

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

So true, Dan. This was an epic moment between these two old warrior friends. Just amazing. Mismatch would not fight again after his wreck in 2019 when most of the damage was done to his right side (fractured skull) where the pedicle simply is no longer. How he ever grew such a healthy antler on that side amazed us. He went up to 22 to ask to spar. With 22 in bed. And 22 let him. We had never seen Mismatch even lightly spar with a dominant bull. He couldn't risk getting accidentally injured. We thought it was kind of funny when 22 said, OK, that was one little push too far. We're done here! And after that they went off to eat together. Amazing, fun, and we were touched by this gesture of friendship between these two old bulls. Thank you as always for the comment, Dan. Very insightful.