Moose are probably the last species you’d expect to be diving for a snack. Turns out, they’re actually excellent swimmers. When Pixie and Brutus comics creator Ben Hed found out about this, he decided to do with it what he does best. Imagine it through illustration. Ben created a strip, depicting a diver encountering this majestic animal underwater, and it’s just as awesome as his famous series about the world’s most beloved dog and cat duo.
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After finding out that moose can dive up to 20 feet (6 meters), Pixie and Brutus comics creator Ben Hed decided to make this comic
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Here’s where it all began, on tumblr
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Moose are the largest members of the deer family, and their appetite is just as huge. The animal needs to eat about 55 pounds (25 kilograms) of plants a day, which can sometimes become challenging. Luckily, they can satisfy their hunger by expanding their search for food underwater. Moose can hold their breath for a full minute and their large nostrils act as valves to keep water out as they dive up to 20 feet (6 meters). Usually, moose hit the waters for the nutrient-rich aquatic plants in the autumn. By snacking from the bottom of lakes and rivers, they ensure they get enough food to fatten up for the winter.
People had a lot to say about this little-known fact
I love his comics and especially Pixie and Brutus! His new one is great too
I know its nature, but seems kinda brutal if an orca would take a bite out of a moose. Learned something new today.
I can swim too. Elephants always trying to be show offs
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I learned somewhere else that the #1 predator of a moose is an Orca, so I told my know-it-all older brother that hates being wrong. I thought that he would think that it was interesting, and think that I wasn't an idiot for once. When I tell him interesting facts, he either "proves me wrong", doesn't listen, or lies and says "oh I know" and then when I ask him how he knows, he says "well you just told me". Do I told him, and he immediately says "that's totally wrong." And laughs in my face. And it's the WORST when he laughs at me. So I got a little upset and started scrolling on here and coincidentally found this article, so I showed him and he was super surprised but also pissed at me because I proved him wrong. For once I won a sibling war lol! Can anyone else relate?
I'm a Canadian and it's well known here. It's always fun to see people from other part of the world find out about this.
The title has been edited apparently, but when I read the previous title and saw the image before I clicked on it, I expected something completely different. I expected another tearjearking comic about the earth losing it with floods everywhere, and we could come across a drowned moose anytime. Glad I was wrong! :-D
Okay. Now I'm scared of moose. They are just these enormous, angry, freaky-looking things that in addition to presumably wanting to trample, kick and/or bite you, can now pursue you in to deep water to achieve this. And I suspect they can probrably out run us on land. We should all just stay far, far away from them.
So... what they're saying is... Orcas also find venison delicious. They have fabulous taste!
Poor TheRockDude. He only wanted someone to say that a moose once bit their sister.
Last weekend driving down a logging road we came across a moose. I kind of think the moose would kick the sharks butt.
Lol this is incorrect as heck! And all the down votes on the people actually saying this is wrong though orcas have once been reported eating moose not substantiated record exist of moose diving that deep! https://www.tetonscience.org/can-moose-really-dive/
Sure, and polar bears eat penguins, too, because they inhabit completely different biomes on opposite sides of the Earth. Moose dive lakes and rivers. Orcas inhabit the salt-water ocean. Moose has never seen Orca and Orca will never see moose. If you ever decide to nope out of diving, do it for a logical reason, like jellyfish.
Since you might not take Esley's advice, here is the relevant passage: "The orca is at the top of the marine food web. Their diet items include fish, squid, seals, sea lions, walruses, birds, sea turtles, otters, other whales and dolphins, polar bears and reptiles. They even have been seen killing and eating swimming moose." A good life lesson is to never spout off about things you don't know for sure.
Load More Replies... I love his comics and especially Pixie and Brutus! His new one is great too
I know its nature, but seems kinda brutal if an orca would take a bite out of a moose. Learned something new today.
I can swim too. Elephants always trying to be show offs
Load More Replies... I learned somewhere else that the #1 predator of a moose is an Orca, so I told my know-it-all older brother that hates being wrong. I thought that he would think that it was interesting, and think that I wasn't an idiot for once. When I tell him interesting facts, he either "proves me wrong", doesn't listen, or lies and says "oh I know" and then when I ask him how he knows, he says "well you just told me". Do I told him, and he immediately says "that's totally wrong." And laughs in my face. And it's the WORST when he laughs at me. So I got a little upset and started scrolling on here and coincidentally found this article, so I showed him and he was super surprised but also pissed at me because I proved him wrong. For once I won a sibling war lol! Can anyone else relate?
I'm a Canadian and it's well known here. It's always fun to see people from other part of the world find out about this.
The title has been edited apparently, but when I read the previous title and saw the image before I clicked on it, I expected something completely different. I expected another tearjearking comic about the earth losing it with floods everywhere, and we could come across a drowned moose anytime. Glad I was wrong! :-D
Okay. Now I'm scared of moose. They are just these enormous, angry, freaky-looking things that in addition to presumably wanting to trample, kick and/or bite you, can now pursue you in to deep water to achieve this. And I suspect they can probrably out run us on land. We should all just stay far, far away from them.
So... what they're saying is... Orcas also find venison delicious. They have fabulous taste!
Poor TheRockDude. He only wanted someone to say that a moose once bit their sister.
Last weekend driving down a logging road we came across a moose. I kind of think the moose would kick the sharks butt.
Lol this is incorrect as heck! And all the down votes on the people actually saying this is wrong though orcas have once been reported eating moose not substantiated record exist of moose diving that deep! https://www.tetonscience.org/can-moose-really-dive/
Sure, and polar bears eat penguins, too, because they inhabit completely different biomes on opposite sides of the Earth. Moose dive lakes and rivers. Orcas inhabit the salt-water ocean. Moose has never seen Orca and Orca will never see moose. If you ever decide to nope out of diving, do it for a logical reason, like jellyfish.
Since you might not take Esley's advice, here is the relevant passage: "The orca is at the top of the marine food web. Their diet items include fish, squid, seals, sea lions, walruses, birds, sea turtles, otters, other whales and dolphins, polar bears and reptiles. They even have been seen killing and eating swimming moose." A good life lesson is to never spout off about things you don't know for sure.
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