However, certain species have developed unique defense strategies that put the most vulnerable at the centerquite literally.
Due to how imposing it looks from outside, this phenomenon is known as a reindeer cyclone.
This behavior was first recorded by the Vikings, as their lifestyle wassignificantly tiedto hunting reindeer.
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And all this can happen in a matter of seconds.
Given its mesmerizing nature, drone footage of large reindeer cyclones have gone viral in recent years.
This occurrence was also featured in the 2019 PBS productionNature: Wild Way of the Vikings.
you might watch footage of a reindeer cyclone below.
This is a Reindeer Cyclone.
A swirling mass of threatened reindeer stampeding in a circle making it impossible to target an individual.
