Bear Kills Moose in Alaska Driveway

[Abaddon]

In the early hours of Sunday morning, Gary and Terri Lyon heard noises outside their East Skyline Drive home. Their dog often entertains other neighborhood canines on the deck, and at first, Gary thought that's what he was hearing.
But the cadence wasn't quite right.
Gary got up, expecting to see a bear in the trash or a similar scene. He saw the bear all right, but the rest of the scene was beyond imagination.
Gary and Terri wound up with front-row seats as a brown bear killed a full-grown moose less than 20 feet away from their home.
"I saw this wildlife spectacle of a full-grown brown bear on a moose and the moose fighting for its life," Gary recalled Monday, admitting he was still rattled by the incident.
The couple ran downstairs and got the dog (which was remarkably quiet) inside. Then they got their cameras out.
The bear worked the moose down the driveway and finally killed it.
"She tore apart the chest cavity, ripped out the heart and ate it," Gary said. "It was like she knew that's what kept it alive."
Meanwhile, the digital cameras clicked and rolled as the entire incident was documented in both still and video footage. The video footage is now viewable on YouTube (type in "moose kill driveway" into the YouTube search bar.)
It seemed like much longer at the time, but the couple estimates the entire episode took only 10 minutes. After only a few mouthfuls, the bear left the moose and ran into the woods. The bear had been looking that way throughout the kill, and Fish and Game officials told the Lyons they suspect she has a cub nearby.
"You got the sense that this bear would rather not have had this happen in our yard," Gary said. "It grabbed a big mouthful and left."
After the bear left, the Lyons called the troopers, who contacted the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Thomas McDonough, assistant area biologist for the Kenai Peninsula, responded and the moose carcass was moved a half-mile down the road. It was then picked up by a charity that will harvest the meat.
McDonough watched the footage, and guessed the bear to be a 400- to 500-pound female. The bear's footprints measured some nine inches wide. And the wildlife biologist predicted the bear would be back.
"It had just lost its hard-won prize," Gary said, and the predictions were right. The bear returned that night around 8:30 p.m., and there were more tracks in the morning.
http://homertribune.com/article.php?aid=1639

Here's the video- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElvHcaXKEgI

Slight warning: the description is actually more impressive than the footage.

 

[CyberFaust]

how and why is this news?
a animal killed another animal, OMFG!

 

[Abaddon]

I was bored at work and it amused me.

 

[Dew k. Mosi]

I thought Bears only ate berries and honey ....and Timothy Treadwell

 

[Abaddon]

I wish they got a better shot of it eating the mooses heart

 

[CyberFaust]

and picnic baskets!

 

[Warhammer]

Damn Yogi.
I guess that there just wasn't enough picanic baskets...

 

[Dodger]

dam that moose was a huge *****. Way to go bears! Bears 1...Meeses 0

 

[Halcohol]

Considering how big a full-grown moose is, that was one big f***ing grizzly.

 

[Jason Blood]

**** Yeah, G!

 

[Mac_Hine]

He should of killed Moose AND Squirrel!

 

[Darth Elektra]

I guess that grizzly was hungry.

 

[Lightning Strykez!]

"She tore apart the chest cavity, ripped out the heart and ate it," Gary said. "It was like she knew that's what kept it alive."

Gaaah-Dayum!

 

[Abaddon]

just like my ex.

 

[jaguarr]

Tom Petty: Stop draggin' mah....stop draggin' mah....stop draggin' mah heart around!!!!!

Stevie Nicks: OooohOooohOOOooohhhhhhh!!!!



jag

 

[Ghostvirus]

 

[Mr Sparkle]

"a broon behr juss keeled a moos in ar yahrd!" LOL