ANCHORAGE — A moose wandered into a hospital building in Alaska’s largest city and chowed down on some plants in the lobby as workers watched the massive animal in awe.<\/p>\n
When a patient mentioned that security staffers were monitoring a moose that got inside the Anchorage building Monday, Stephanie Hupton dashed out and started recording.<\/p>\n
“Didn’t think we’d have a pet moose,” said Hupton, who works in billing at a physical therapy office inside a building attached to Alaska Regional Hospital.<\/p>\n
The footage shows the moose browsing around some greenery near an entrance before it stands gazing at the camera’s direction. It briefly lingers before sauntering out through an open door.<\/p>\n
Hupton said she never felt threatened by the mellow creature. It was an experience she never expected when she moved to Anchorage three years ago from Carroll, Iowa.<\/p>\n
“It’s definitely different than small-town Iowa,” she said.<\/p>\n
The moose got inside through doors that were stuck open because of extreme cold in Anchorage, where temperatures hovered around zero Monday, hospital spokeswoman Kjerstin Lastufka said.<\/p>\n
The plants in the warm lobby were likely inviting to the animal, who ate some of them before leaving after about 10 minutes, Lastufka said.<\/p>\n
The moose caused no injuries or any big problems, other than the snacking.<\/p>\n
“It was a pretty calm visit,” Lastufka said.<\/p>\n
\u2022 This is an Associated Press report by Rachel D\u2019Oro.<\/b><\/p>\n
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