Reindeer Cyclone | Outdoor My Window


Reindeer Cyclone | Outdoor My Window
Herd of reindeer, Ljungris, Sweden (picture from Wikimedia Commons)

15 December 2023

Reindeer, sometimes called caribou (Rangifer tarandus), were hunted by way of people for hundreds of years. A person reindeer is prone however the herd has a protection mechanism that protects them from people, polar bears, grizzlies, wolves and different predators. It’s known as a reindeer cyclone.

For some other view, see this video excerpt from PBS Nature’s program about Vikings that presentations reindeer creating a cyclone to evade a hunter and it really works.



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