Bull Moose sheds its velvet

Here’s one for #TBT going back to August 31, 2014. As the rut approached, the #Moose bulls were getting more aggressive and working hard to shed their velvet. This was something I had never seen before and while gross, it was also pretty darned cool. The blood comes from the blood vessel system that forms the skin covering and grows the antlers. Taken in the Indian Peaks Wilderness area of Colorado.

A Moose bull's velvet is quite bloody when it begins to fall off. (© Tony’s Takes)
A Moose bull’s velvet is quite bloody when it begins to fall off. (© Tony’s Takes)

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