Baby moose took a break in hotel lobby

A baby moose that was either very confused, scared or just looking for a little respite from the wild in the lap of luxury found its way into the lobby of the Lionshead Antlers at Vail hotel in Colorado, on Monday.

After taking a spin around the lobby and not being able to find its way out, the moose plopped down in the middle of the lobby and stayed for a spell. “He nestled right in the middle of the floor in the lobby and stayed for probably 10 to 20 minutes,” the hotel’s general manager, Rob LeVine, said.

Only one hotel guest and one hotel employee were in the lobby at the time the moose entered through the lobby’s front doors, kept open to enjoy the Vail weather. “They closed the doors so people wouldn’t come in and out and kept it safe,” LeVine said, adding that the hotel employee also called wildlife officials and police.

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When officers from the Vail Police Department arrived, according to LeVine, they determined that the moose should be let free and opened the doors for the moose to get out. Officials from the Colorado Parks and Wildlife department then responded to the scene outside the hotel, tranquilizing the animal and taking it to a rehabilitation facility in nearby Fort Collins, a department spokesman said. The goal is to eventually return the animal to its natural habitat.