Photographer Lev Fedoseyev used aerial drones to film the reindeer cyclone on March 24, just outside the village of Lovozero, in northwest Russia's Murmansk Oblast. The herd was frightened when a vet came to perform anthrax vaccinations Scroll down for video © Provided by Daily MailĪ drone captured mesmerizing aerial footage last week of a reindeer 'cyclone' in Murmansk, a region of Russia in the Arctic Circle. Such behavior has been observed in dolphins, bison and even elephants, but the aerial view-coupled with the herd’s speed and size-makes for a truly hypnotic visual. The deer stampede was captured by a photographer last week in Murmansk, Russia, right before a veterinarian was about to give the herd its anthrax vaccinations. In the clip, the herd's fawns and does are in the middle of the swirl with the bucks running around them in a protective 'dance.' When threatened, reindeer will begin to stampede in a circle, making it hard for a predator to find an individual target. A list of breeders and owners of reindeer that are for sale is continually updated, as well as a reference list of husbandry articles, circulars and university publications.Breathtaking drone video taken in the Arctic Circle captured a spellbinding reindeer ‘cyclone.’ Feed formulas are available, and training tips can be provided by various members who exhibit reindeer. Procedures have been tried and proven successful in raising reindeer in these diverse areas.

They can thrive on commercial feeds and are now raised successfully in most parts of the USA, including, as far south as Texas, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Exhibition at Christmas and brood stock sales make them profitable, too! Reindeer do not require large areas or facilities.

They are easy to fence, feed and train to pull.

Reindeer are believed by many to be the first domesticated animals with a written reference to herding in a 9th century letter from Norway’s King Ottar to Alfred the Great which mentioned his fine herd of over 600 reindeer.įarm raised reindeer are curious, friendly, likeable animals. Reindeer look a lot like their wild North American cousins, the caribou, but are somewhat shorter by 8 to 10 inches, and there is a difference in color.

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