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24-Hour Moose Live Stream Takes World By Storm

The 24-hour livestream of the Great Moose Migration has taken the world by storm, as people get enthralled by slow TV, the faster the world gets.

It’s slow! It’s Swedish! It’s The Great Moose Migration – a 24-hour livestream of the Angerman River, 300 km from Stockholm, watching the herd make its way to Summer grazing pastures. And the people love it! Ulla is part of an 80,000-member Facebook group devoted to the migration, filled with clips, discussion, and even pets who can’t get enough of the action. The faster the world gets, the more popular slow TV becomes.  Zoos and conservation parks are capitalising on the trend with cameras trained on rhinos, elephants, penguins, and big cats. Some are interactive, like the Netherlands’ fish doorbell, where viewers push a virtual button, alerting authorities to open a sluice gate for breeding fish to pass through. And let’s not forget Fat Bear Week, where Alaskan grizzlies gorge on salmon to beef up for the tough winter ahead. Back home, we’re onboard too– thousands tuning in each Spring to watch Melbourne’s peregrine falcons raise their chicks. So, in a world of six-second videos and endless scrolling, could the future of entertainment be something slower, meditative and calming?