Nameless white mooselet seeks desperately after dead mum

[arildno]

We are in the midst of a major moose event here in Norway;
a tiny, white mooselet has been discovered, who is all alone after his mum was killed by a reckless car driver at Trysil.
He (or she) is, every day, returning to the spot where his mum died, seeking her warmth and sagacity.
Hopefully, he will manage on his own through the winter, but we are in the midst of a name election campaign, which is the least we can do for him:
http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/artikkel.php?artid=10078588

 

[Evo]

Poor baby mooselet! So sad. It's the cutest thing! :!) Are they feeding the mooselet?

I think it should be named after Albin.

 

[CaptFirePanda]

Calf, perhaps?

 

[turbo]

Too cute!
How about Cutelet? Or is that that too close to cutlet?

 

[CaptFirePanda]

I picked Hvittney Houston as it seems so completely wrong.

 

[wuliheron]

Crisis? I love veal! White meat anyone? I suggest feeding it lots of corn and maybe a little beer for the next couple weeks and then eating it.

 

[Moonbear]

I liked Albus as a name (I assume that stem means vote?) Poor little guy might be too young to make it without a momma.

 

[Evo]

Arildno are there any plans to take it in and care for it through the winter?

 

[micromass]

Poor little thing

Reminds me of hap... No, I won't say it, it's to sad.

 

[Evo]

Poor little thing

Reminds me of hap... No, I won't say it, it's to sad.

Micro, go rescue it!

 

[micromass]

Micro, go rescue it!

I want to

 

[arildno]

Arildno are there any plans to take it in and care for it through the winter?

Not that I have seen.
Moose live mostly off branch-tips from trees during the winter, rather than digging for hidden treasure beneath the snow layer.
Thus, the mooselet probably has learned the correct survival techniques already, and compassionate inteference from humans may reduce his ability to fend for himself.
Fortunately, a moose calf is so big that it has no natural predators in today's Norway; there are so few wolves left so these can be discounted as a danger he ought to avoid.
Personally, I think the most critical time for him will come in early spring when his mother would teach him what new plants he ought to eat, and which he should avoid.

 

[Evo]

Personally, I think the most critical time for him will come in early spring when his mother would teach him what new plants he ought to eat, and which he should avoid.

Can't we get him training? I vote for dressing micro in a mama moose suit. SAVE THE MEESE!

 

[Jimmy Snyder]

This is a sad story indeed. While teenage pregnancy is rampant in the US, female moose in Belgium, or what ever that country is that uses those funny letters, are having children as young as two years old. I want to know, we all need to know, where is the father and will he take responsibility?

 

[CaptFirePanda]

Apparently he is famous:

http://www.media-freaks.com/work/leilei/bullwinkle/bullwinkle-01.jpg

 

[arildno]

Can't we get him training? I vote for dressing micro in a mama moose suit. SAVE THE MEESE!

Micro is welcome. provided he pays for his own mama moose suit.

 

[turbo]

My wife would volunteer as a rescuer! She has a full-time job, but if someone would ship the mooselet to us, she and I would be foster-parents. Also, Duke loves everybody and every other critter. Albins would have a full-time companion.

 

[Gokul43201]

For the name, I propose Årtun (also, Jimmy is a nice name).

A mooselet chaperone sounds interesting. In Mississippi, they have college students heading out on rainy evenings to help salamanders cross the road. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/22/us/volunteers-offer-salamanders-a-chance-to-mate.html

 

[CaptFirePanda]

I just want to make sure... are people using the term mooselet because there is some "meme" quality to it?

 

[turbo]

I just want to make sure... are people using the term mooselet because there is some "meme" quality to it?

We have a lot of people here who may not even be native English-speakers, and "-let" is quite acceptable (if not always grammatical) as a modification designating a diminutive form of the word being modified. I would have a tough time with "chicklets", though. :tongue:

 

[arildno]

I just want to make sure... are people using the term mooselet because there is some "meme" quality to it?

Mooselet, mooseling, whatever a moose calf might be called.

 

[rhody]

Mooselet, mooseling, whatever a moose calf might be called.

Face it, Mooselet is just damn cute.

Rhody...

 

[Jimmy Snyder]

Face it, Mooselet is just damn cute.

Rhody...

But don't call the mother a moosette. For one thing the PF sisterhood will be all over you like a cheap suit. For another, you don't want to deal with the mother if she happens to turn up. Imagine an animal with the strength of a moose, but with the mentality of a moose. She's going to dance a pretty moosette's waltz on your head.

 

[Moonbear]

Face it, Mooselet is just damn cute.

Rhody...

I agree! Mooselet just sounds cuter than moose calf. Someone call Webster's!

 

[Sainguin]

Poor mooselet.. I wish I could adopt it.. I really hope it survives.

 

[arildno]

I agree! Mooselet just sounds cuter than moose calf. Someone call Webster's!

I WANT to contribute to Webster's!
I am a language-enricher!

 

[arildno]

Here's a picture of the mooselet with his not-yet dead Mum, and his hopefully-not-dead brother.
The ugly woman chewing a cigarette at another picture there is a famous Norwegian actress:
http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/artikkel.php?artid=10078293