A viral video making the rounds online is giving many people a little faith in humanity this week.
As of Monday morning, it had already racked up over a million views, and honestly… every second is worth watching.
Unicorns of the ADKS
According to wildlife experts, moose are considered the unicorns of the Adirondacks. They are “awe-inspiring and highly sought after, but rarely seen.”
The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation estimates that approximately 400-700 moose live in the Adirondacks. So, sightings are rare but not impossible if you know where to look.
The 4½-minute video, posted over the weekend by Explore the ADK shows a massive moose stuck on a patch of ice somewhere in the Adirondacks. The exact location isn’t known, but the footage was captured by a man named Eric Adams, who may also be the person seen in the video trying to help the animal.
Too Exhausted to Move on Her Own
When the video begins, the exhausted moose is lying in the middle of an icy stretch of road, unable to get her footing. Just a few yards away is grass and solid ground, but every time she tries to stand, she slips and crashes back down onto the ice…