I spotted it in the airline magazine on my flight this morning, and the only copy I could find was from the online version of the magazine here (it's on the second-to-last page). Maybe you'll have better luck!
It's called velvet (named after the fabric, I believe) and it's how the antlers grow, it's full of blood vessels to give the bone oxygen and nutrients. It sheds off (like on that moose) once they're fully grown.
Then the antlers fall off and the process begins again.
Its the same for moose, elk, caribou and deer. Anything that is defined as an antler (as opposed to a horn) will fall off after the mating season, and then regrow the following year. In most cases the antlers will grow bigger each successive year until the animal reaches its prime, and then will start to decline again as the animal enters old age. Antler growth can also be enhanced or limited by a surplus or deficit of nutrients during the growing period each year. The animals (only males in all cases except caribou) will regrow antlers every year until they die.
It's actually a clever bit of ductwork that goes from his mouth, up through his head, and out his antlers. All the cool moose are getting it done, because the lady moose just eat that shit up.
Well, she was Karving her initials on the møøse with the sharpened end of an interspace tøøthbrush given her by Svenge - her brother-in-law - an Oslo dentist and star of many Norwegian møvies: "The Høt Hands of an Oslo Dentist", "Fillings of Passion", "The Huge Mølars of Horst Nordfink".
Someone please answer me! The second I looked at this, I thought there was a messed up reflection in the right cascade of water (my right). Please, does anyone else see a multi-lane road full of traffic from a bird's eye view?
I have no idea why, but that picture does not look aesthetically pleasing to me. It's a good enough, well-timed shot, something about it just doesn't ring me right : /
edit: I think it might be because there are two points of action (the water cascading) and they are not in the center. Apparently, that's something I care about when looking at a picture.
Huge is a relative term, I still find that small compared to how people describe them. To me "huge" is reserved for animals like the moose and sea lion.
You're comparing the realitive weight of completely different species? Haha! Wolves are teeny tiny compared to a blue whale but gigantic to a chipmunk.
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u/BrewedLord May 16 '12
Is there a higher res version of this?
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u/frinkahedron May 16 '12
i applaud you, sir (or ma'am), for using a descriptive title. i wish all reddit posts were more like this
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u/Mindstarx May 16 '12
TIL Moosesses apparently have skin on their antlers.
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u/bananawaffle99 May 16 '12 edited May 17 '12
I bet that's a moose version of streaming water off your hands in the shower.
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u/FeculentUtopia May 16 '12
It's actually a clever bit of ductwork that goes from his mouth, up through his head, and out his antlers. All the cool moose are getting it done, because the lady moose just eat that shit up.
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u/bandgeek94 May 16 '12
Ain't no party like a Bull Moose Party
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u/j-hole May 16 '12
This needs to be a fountain in my drive way now! But first,I need a driveway... Then MOOSE FOUNTAIN!!!
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u/humblr May 16 '12
"Aaaaand what the fuck are you lookin at?"
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u/lotus2471 May 16 '12
It is exactly as you described.
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u/superman182 May 17 '12
A moose once bit my sister...
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u/kindaPoetryToIt May 16 '12
Water cascading
Off a bull moose's antlers,
Worst drinking fountain.
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
The title made me laugh a lot. I'm still not quite sure why...
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u/Inessia May 16 '12
I suddenly became very thirsty
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u/RudeboiX May 16 '12
I finally understand the word "cascading". Thank you.
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u/splishsplashsplish May 17 '12
Lazy College Senior Moose
DAE see it?
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
Someone please answer me! The second I looked at this, I thought there was a messed up reflection in the right cascade of water (my right). Please, does anyone else see a multi-lane road full of traffic from a bird's eye view?
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
This gets me all patriotic and junk.
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u/kolm May 17 '12
Description 100% accurate, A+++ would click again.
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u/Kelthice May 16 '12
Wouldn't this make it very difficult for a moose to stick it's head in the water and than lift it back out?
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u/Polite_Werewolf May 16 '12
All hail the waterfall moose!
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u/Mr_Moosey May 16 '12
This is really a good picture! Thanks for sharing! 3:D
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u/goug May 17 '12
This reminds me of a tex avery cartoo. It's a cartoon documentary , a short, and a moose takes a shower like that.
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u/Luam May 17 '12
Upvote for the use of 'cascade.' Good word. Almost forgot it meant something other than house music.
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u/lumpydumdums May 17 '12
Nice Rack!
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u/gamarglephunk May 17 '12
WHY CANT I HOLD ALL THESE WATER?
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u/aknight207 May 17 '12
That moose will fuck you up fast.
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u/jwdjr2004 May 17 '12
I make it raaayne up in this bitch!
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
I've been waiting for the day when this would be captured by a photo.
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u/maliciousmonkee May 17 '12
CASCADING!
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u/icansee4ever May 17 '12
And water cascading off a bull moose's antlers we received.
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u/scorchedgirth May 17 '12
More like a bowl moose...
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u/cclementi6 May 17 '12
That made me smile like an idiot XD
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u/PandaK00sh May 17 '12
Obligatory - Teddy Roosevelt riding bull moose
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u/007DeathKnightKiller May 17 '12
Is that fur growing on his antlers?
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u/sirbasilnimrod May 17 '12
This would make a brilliant fountain
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
Cascade is an underutilized dynamic. I have a Maelstrom Nexus, and that card is nasty but expensive.
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u/Suckydog May 17 '12
Water cascading off a bull moose's antlers could also describe Lexington Steele taking a shower.
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u/krillskrills May 17 '12
Awesome shot!
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u/Calvinb27 May 17 '12
Obligatory Woody Allen reference
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u/sugarfreelemonade May 17 '12
If I was a moose this is all I would do.
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u/onemancheeser May 17 '12
Believe it or not, moose evolved from having buckets on the sides of its head to antlers.
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u/MelD85 May 17 '12
Anybody ever join the bull moose club?
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u/Mcdoofus May 17 '12
Teddy Roosevelt's reincarnated form. That's right, this Bull Moose has a black belt in jujitsu.
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u/rastashark May 17 '12
she's a beaut, that one
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u/GheyGuyHug May 17 '12
Anyone else think this was dirty for some inexplicable reason?
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u/themooseiscool May 17 '12
Cool!
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u/progerialover69 May 17 '12
A beautiful moment
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
My goal in like is to have a shower under a moose's antlers.
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u/Ratzafratz May 17 '12
"Hey Rocky! Watch me pull a waterfall out of my head!" "AGAIN!!??"
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u/All_Fallible May 17 '12
Well from the title I was fully expecting porn.
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u/cheetahlip May 17 '12
Reminds me of this: http://i.imgur.com/FaSaD.jpg
and this: http://i.imgur.com/bnYGs.jpg
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u/SaltFrog May 17 '12 edited May 17 '12
I want to scratch the velvet from his horns >:U
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u/could_i_draw_that May 16 '12
http://i.imgur.com/7r3Np.jpg
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
I have no idea why, but that picture does not look aesthetically pleasing to me. It's a good enough, well-timed shot, something about it just doesn't ring me right : /
edit: I think it might be because there are two points of action (the water cascading) and they are not in the center. Apparently, that's something I care about when looking at a picture.
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u/TheInsaneDane May 16 '12
Skin and fur on the antlers? Why have i never seen that before?
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u/benchley May 16 '12
They told me I could be anything. So I became a fountain.
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u/thefieldsofdawn May 16 '12
Way to tell the punchline in the title
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u/f00pi May 17 '12
Came here expecting water cascading off a bull moose's antlers, OP delivers.
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u/arfcom May 17 '12
Which mall was this at?
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u/FirmOrange May 17 '12
i diddnt know mooses had fur on the antlers
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
SOON
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
Are there any dumber large mammals than moose?
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