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Two bull moose battled it out in a man's Colorado driveway as seen in a now-viral video.
First shared by Todd Lodwick on his Instagram account, the video—which was filmed by Lodwick's daughter Charley Lodwick—was later reposted on other social media accounts. Actor Michael Rapaport re-posted the video to his own TikTok account where it amassed nearly 30 million views.
The two moose were embroiled in a heated altercation that involved crashing into the cars in the driveway. One moose even made it halfway into the bed of the truck sitting in the driveway.
Joseph Livingston, the statewide public information officer for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, told Newsweek that moose go through a rutting season in September through the end of October.
"They get way more aggressive at that point," Livingston said. "They'll get into fights when they see other moose in their territory or near other female moose."
These fights are typically about asserting dominance, but there are times when these altercations escalate and they may fight to the death.
Many times, Livingston said, smaller moose will get injured or simply back off, but larger moose can spend a great deal of time during rutting season getting into these scuffles.
These fights generally only involve bull moose, though female moose will become aggressive in the spring after they have their babies.
Should someone come across a moose, Livingston said they should be careful and give it some space.
"Try to put a vehicle or a tree between you two," he said.
The video showed the intense altercation between the two moose beginning in the grassy lawn area of Lodwick's yard. The two clashed their antlers together as they spun around, making their way toward the vehicles parked in the driveway.
They continued fighting until one moose jumped up into the bed of Lodwick's truck before the video ended.
Viewers took to the comments section to share their thoughts.
"Next GMC commercial? 'Built moose tough,'" an Instagram user wrote.
"That's WILD, best parking lot brawl I've seen hands down," another viewer wrote.
"Hope the vehicles didn't take too much of a beating," one viewer commented.
Newsweek reached out to Todd Lodwick for further comment.
Other videos showing moose have previously gone viral, including a clip showing the moment a man found a moose sniffing around his garage.
One video showed the moose that a hiker's dog successfully herded, while another showed a woman who was charged at by a moose.
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Catherine Ferris is a Newsweek reporter based in New York. Her focus is reporting for the U.S. Trends Team. She ... Read more