The biggest males weighed 1,500 pounds, about the same as an Alaskan moose, and they sported ... Proponents thought the Irish elk’s antlers got too big and heavy, causing males to get tangled ...

Wildlife enthusiast Derek Keith Burgoyne filmed a bull moose dropping both antlers simultaneously while on a visit to Plaster Rock in New Brunswick, Canada Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE.