Drone Camera Captures Herd Of Reindeer Circle Dancing To Form 'Reindeer Cyclone' To Protect Themselves From Hunters
In one of the more amazing sights from nature comes this ¡°hypnotic¡± video of a herd of reindeer in Russia moving together like a swirling cyclone.
The nature has its own unique way of weaving the magic. Every now and then, we witness something extraordinary that makes us take notice. But if we thought we had seen it all, clearly, we hadn't.
In one of the more amazing sights from nature comes this ¡°hypnotic¡± video of a herd of reindeer in Russia moving together like a swirling cyclone.
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A Twitter account that goes by the name Science girl, posted a clean version of the clip, saying it¡¯s ¡°a swirling mass of threatened reindeer stampeding in a circle making it impossible to target an individual.¡±
Reindeer Cyclones are a real thing... a swirling mass of threatened reindeer stampeding in a circle making it impossible to target an individual.. here the fawns are in the middle
¡ª Science girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) March 30, 2021
This herd is on Russia¡¯s Kola Peninsula, in the Arctic Circle
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'Reindeer Cyclone', not until today had we heard this term. We could never have imagined reindeers forming such a rear-guard to protect themselves against the outside threat.
It seems it¡¯s a similar evolutionary behaviour to what we see with the fish. Except in this case, the reindeer pull into a tight little spiral, keeping the fawns at the centre. And the view from above? Well, it¡¯s pretty surreal.
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The Moscow Times reported that the ¡°mesmerizing video¡± was made by photographer Lev Fedoseyev, who used a drone.
In a post two years ago, Live Science talked about reindeer cyclones and how the Vikings hunting reindeer were confounded by this phenomenon.
¡°Faced with this spinning reindeer stampede, any predator ¡ª wolf, bear or human ¡ª would have a very tough time targeting and overpowering a single reindeer, making this a formidable defense strategy, according to PBS Nature.¡±
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