A Maine couple heading out for a day of fishing happened upon a scene fit for a nature documentary: a moose calf running for its life with a large black bear in pursuit. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Associated Press.
Elvia and Todd Malcolm were in Telos Township, Maine, about an hour from their home in Lincoln, when they saw a female moose along the edge of a wooded area before she turned down a side road. Todd Malcolm told Elvia to grab her phone because she would get a chance to take a picture of a moose. They parked their truck to watch the moose and noticed she seemed agitated and was grunting as if calling to a calf.
Suddenly, the calf and bear charged out of the trees heading straight toward them. Todd Malcolm said there was no doubt in his mind that the bear would catch the calf and decided not to let nature take its course that day. He put the truck in drive and stepped on the gas, trying to put the truck between the bear and the calf. The bear jumped to the side and streaked off into the woods. Elvia Malcolm was happy and relieved they were able to intervene. She said her heart was racing because she did not want to witness the bear catching the calf. As soon as the calf got past the truck and the bear gave up the chase, she looked up the road and saw that the mom and the calf were together.
Once the excitement was over, Elvia Malcolm started looking through the photos on her phone and was amazed to see clear action shots of the chase. She took them through the front windshield of the truck, as she was not getting outside the truck. After making sure that the mother moose and calf were reunited and safe, the Malcolms continued to their fishing spot where they caught some brook trout.