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   ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A 70-year-old Alaska man who was attempting to take   
   photos of two newborn moose calves was attacked and killed by their mother,   
   authorities said Monday.   
      
   The man killed Sunday was identified as Dale Chorman of Homer, said Austin   
   McDaniel, a spokesperson for the Alaska Department of Public Safety.   
      
   The female moose had recently given birth to the calves in Homer.   
      
   “As they were walking through the brush looking for the moose, that’s when   
   the cow moose attacked Dale,” McDaniel said.   
      
   The attack happened as the two were running away, he said. The second man,   
   who has not been publicly identified, was uninjured.   
      
   That person did not witness the attack, so authorities cannot say if the   
   moose killed Chorman by kicking or stomping him, or a combination.   
      
   Medics pronounced Chorman dead at the scene. The cow moose left the area,   
   Alaska State Troopers said in an online post.   
      
   In 1995, a moose stomped a 71-year-old man to death when he was trying to   
   enter a building on the campus of the University of Alaska Anchorage.   
   Witnesses said students had been throwing snowballs and harassing the moose   
   and its calf for hours, and the animals were agitated when the man tried to   
   walk past them.   
      
   There are up to 200,000 moose in Alaska, a state with a human population of   
   about 737,000.   
      
   The animals are not normally aggressive, but can become so if provoked,   
   according to the state Department of Fish and Game’s website.   
      
   A cow moose will become very protective over young calves and will attack   
   humans who come too close, the department says.   
      
   “Calving season for moose is the time when you definitely want to give them   
   extra space,” McDaniel said. “Cow moose with calves are going to be some of   
   the more aggressive moose you’re going to come in contact with.”   
      
   People should not spook the animals or get between a mother and her calves,   
   he said.   
      
   “Those moose will become unpredictable and work to protect their calves at   
   any cost,” McDaniel said.   
      
   The largest of the deer family, a small adult female moose can weigh up to   
   800 pounds (363 kilograms), while a large adult male can weigh twice that,   
   according to Fish and Game. The animals can stand almost 6 feet (1.8 meters)   
   tall.   
      
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