Four dogs injured as moose attacks sled team

Four dogs injured as moose attacks sled team
A moose stands over musher Bridgett Watkins’ dog team near Fairbanks, Alaska (Bridgett Watkins/AP)

A large bull moose spent more than an hour trampling on a sled dog team in the wilds of Alaska.

Novice Iditarod musher Bridgett Watkins fired shots at the animal after it seriously injured four of her dogs, but it continued its attack.

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