'Santa Lost a Reindeer': Viral Video Shows 2 Moose Lounging in Front Yard

On a snowy day in northern Idaho, TikToker Nicole spotted two moose lounging on a front lawn across the street, which prompted her to film and post three now-viral videos to her account, @flutterone.

"They're HUGE," the text over Nicole's video, which earned more than 3 million views, read.

Covered in snow and laying on the lawn was a mother moose and her calf.

In her first video, Nicole filmed one of her neighbors who is seen dragging his trash can to the end of his driveway. With a few backward glances, the man trudges back into his house. Nicole then pans the camera over to reveal the moose just across the street standing up next to the house's window.

"He's just casually taking his trash out with the freaking monster across the street," she said. "No f**ks given."

Nicole's third video showed one of the moose sitting upright with the popular TikTok sound "Can I pet that dog," playing in the background.

The TikToker responded to a few commenters on her videos and said the two moose continued to relax in the area for about two hours before they left. And, although some joked that the two moose served as an excuse to arrive late to work, Nicole confirmed she made it in a few hours late.

She said she texted photos of the moose to her boss and said she would not leave until they were gone.

"I love that she's just chilling right outside their door like what are you going to do, nothing," a commenter wrote.

Joked another TikTok viewer: "Santa lost a reindeer."

Some were shocked when they learned that the two animals were, in fact, moose.

"I thought they were bears," one commented. "This is even worse."

Another confessed that they initially thought the two moose were decorative rocks when they were laying down.

Nicole agreed with some commenters and said it can be difficult to make out the moose when they were laying down, but she saw them standing up when she first left her house.

She said it isn't common to see moose in people's yards, but they are frequently spotted in the city she lives in, Coeur d'Alene.

According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, moose, the largest member of the deer family, can be spotted most frequently in recently burned areas with willow and birch shrubs.

Calves are born between mid-May to early June, and newborns weigh from 28 to 35 pounds. Over the course of five months, they may weigh more than 300 pounds.

"Males can weigh from 1,200 to 1,600 pounds and females weigh 800 to 1,300 pounds," officials with the organization stated.

Though many perceive moose as fairly docile animals, there have been several reported moose attacks when humans encountered them.

Newsweek reported in September that a man was walking his dog in on a bike path near an elementary school in Wyoming when he was attacked.

He saw the bull moose about 50 yards away from him when the moose began to charge at him. The man was knocked to the ground and taken to a hospital for treatment.

Officials with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department recommend that people be alert, especially during times of low light and they should give room for the animal to escape.