@buitengebieden
There is a curved fence appearing to affect their behavior or does being penned trigger the behavior?
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This is a “Reindeer Cyclone”.
A swirling mass of threatened reindeer stampeding in a circle making it impossible to target an individual. The weakest and fawns are in the middle..
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@KerryMi34737041
@buitengebieden
Reindeer who are kept in corrals of at least 20-25 or more can also exhibit this behavior which is probably why this video has the fence.
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@Cool_Blue_Dot
@buitengebieden
I love X. Where else can you get good information about obscure subjects. Thanks Cool.
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@KerryMi34737041
@buitengebieden
I have the same question about the fence.
Here is one with no fence
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This behavior was recorded by Vikings, who hunted reindeer.
When they faced the threat of hunters, reindeer moved together to form a cyclone around the threat.
They moved so fast in circles that it made it hard for the hunters to focus on an animal long enough to take them…
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@KerryMi34737041
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Their behavior is similar to bird murmurations; when thousands of birds usually starlings fly in hypnotic synchronized movements usually before roosting, to confuse predator birds.
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@KerryMi34737041
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I wonder how big is that enclosure as if it's small and they want to move, this would also be the way so they don't run into each other.
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