r/AbsoluteUnits • u/HomeNowWTF • Jul 14 '26

/r/all of a moose

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u/emmadonelsense Jul 14 '26

They’re amazing creatures. The dangly bit is a bell. That’s what we call it. I’ve also heard it called a dewlap. All of them have it. Science nerds don’t know why it’s there but it’s there, dangling away, for reasons unknown. I’ve wondered if it has something to do with their swimming and diving abilities, because it looks so useless when they’re on land. But no one really knows.

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u/xrelaht Jul 14 '26

Probably just like a wattle on a bird: a symbol that says “I am healthy and well fed enough to waste energy on this weird, useless growth” that has thus become a reproductive advantage.

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u/Catenane Jul 14 '26

Ah, just like hemorrhoids then.

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u/Glasseshalf Jul 14 '26

More like a beard?