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Canadian Alberta authorities warned local motorists that they should be wary of a moose licking cars. A huge forest dweller has the ability to jump out on road, thereby stopping the vehicles, and then lick the doors, hoods and windows of cars. Last time horned violator of traffic and calm citizens saw a couple of days ago in Peter Lochid’s Provincial Park.
Officials recommend compatriots not to drive up to the moose closer than thirty meters and also actively zooming in to scare away a wild animal. This funny phenomenon has already been called “car wash in the Rockies”. Many drivers are elk friendly and do not drive him away. However, some motorists report that sahaty can easily scratch either crush the car, so it’s better not to let it near the car, honking and blinking headlights.
What caused this behavior of the beast? Dr. Doug Whiteside, working at the Calgary Zoo, reports that the moose is rather total lack of salt in the body, and the animal is not able to find its source in the wild. But once loky, probably licked someone salty from road dirt and realized what was needed for him, the substance can be obtained in this way. Nonetheless, the zoologist notes that dirt and dust on car bodies should be very harmful to artiodactyls, and drive away an inventive moose necessary, if only for his safety. But forest workers It would be worth taking care of feeding the animals with salt …
