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(05-21-2019, 02:17 AM)Pckts Wrote: Here's a recent Bear V Moose encounter
Yes, I posted it yesterday in this thread :) (#632)
But that is second case from Sweden and this spring. First was April, this is May. And one thing when watching this video is part from 0:05-0:08, especially when stopping video a few times at 0:08. Clawing marks on sides near hind legs are clearly visible. Some people might think, but moose was hit by the car But those clawing marks there which are actually all over the side of that moose from back to front show it clearly, that it has been mauled by the bear before collapsing finally to the side of that road.
Who knows, it could of easily been injured by a car or something else and the Bear attacked it or the Bear just purely predated on it. Bears have certainly been known to prey on Moose, especially youngsters and Cows so it's nothing unusual.
And adult bulls, there are known cases. But as said, video footage is rare because usually these happen in dense forests, where are no people. Most information comes from people who find carcasses and then see from tracks, that there has been fight between moose and bear. Naturally most are calves, but adult cows and bulls get killed too when bear is able to catch them. But they can outrun bear many times naturally :)