Some people say TikTok is making it harder for us to focus, but people all over the world are watching a simple live show from a Swedish TV channel they probably don't know. It's called the Great Moose Migration.

Each spring for thousands of years, moose have crossed the Ångerman River to find a warmer place for the summer. However, since 2019, everyone can watch this for three weeks online. A Swedish TV channel shows the migration live using over 30 cameras to see everything that happens, even though it's very slow.

Mostly, the livestream shows peaceful scenes of forests and rivers. If you are lucky, you might see a moose walking by, not knowing it is famous around the world. It's just a moose, walking slowly without any worries.

Usually, the stream is very quiet. Sometimes, you will hear the wind blow and birds sing. It's pleasant, even if you forget you had the livestream open on your computer and are surprised by the sounds of birds far away.

A Swedish student told the AP, "I feel relaxed, but at the same time I think, 'Oh, there's a moose. What if there's a moose? I can't go to the toilet!'"

The live stream continues even during the night because special cameras can see in the dark. However, the picture is in black and white, which looks a bit scary, like a horror film, not a nature show. But seeing a moose, even like this, is still exciting.

Last year, 9 million people watched SVT's online stream of moose. This is a good number when you compare it to the over 22 million people who watched the Discovery Channel's Shark Week in 2023. It's especially impressive because SVT's nature stream only has a small team of 15 people.

What makes this type of livestream so interesting is that it is very different from what we usually see online. On TikTok, you see short videos that are made for your specific interests, so it's difficult to stop watching. YouTubers carefully edit their videos to make us want to watch for a long time.

But the moose don't need anything from us. They don't even know we are here, wishing them well.