The amazing 鈥榟urricane鈥 reindeer create to protect themselves
21 June 2019
If you can imagine an outline of the British Isles and a smartly dressed presenter standing in front of this picture, you’d be forgiven for thinking it’s a typical summertime weather forecast.
But this swirling maelstrom isn’t rain: it’s reindeer. And here they’re demonstrating their defence against would-be predators.
In Wild Way of the Vikings, narrator Ewan McGregor explained what happens when the animals sense danger — like that of an approaching Viking hunter.
“The alarm wave surges through the herd like an electric current. It’s a defence strategy, designed to confuse any predator. Achieving a clean kill in a swirling melee like this is difficult.”
鈥楾he single most significant wild animal for the early Vikings鈥
A viking hunter encounters a herd of reindeer
The reindeer have a defence strategy designed to confuse any predator.
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