
Get ready for your mind to be blown!
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
— Science girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) March 30, 2021
This herd is on Russia’s Kola Peninsula, in the Arctic Circle
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Vikings hunting reindeer in Norway were once confounded by “reindeer cyclones.” A threatened herd would literally run circles around the fierce hunters, making it nearly impossible to target a single animal.