Curious Dog Finds Abandoned Baby Moose, Immediately Decides It's His Best Friend

Mar. 16, 2025

When you give a moose a dog, he’s probably going to want to be best friends with it.

“The wardens asked us not to go near her for 24 hours, wild animals often leave their babies to eat, drink and rest. ‘Abandoned’ moose are rarely actually abandoned,” she added.

Courtesy Shannon Lugdon

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Leo, with his keen nose, sniffed out Maggie in seconds, finding her lying down in some foliage. According to Lugdon — who, with her family, promotes outdoor adventures in Northern Maine throughSummer Camps and Guided Hunts at Lugdon Lodge on Eagle Lake —Maggie immediately took a shine to Leo.

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“You can’t imagine how affectionate she was,” she wrote of the wild animal and her encounter with the dog.

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source: people.com