Hundreds of sheep walking in a circle for 12 days straight

Baaah! Sheep blindly following the others isn't such a shocker. In a perfect circle though, hmmm...

Perhaps they're evolving, next they'll be drawing squares and parallelograms.

But then again, it reminds me of practitioners of American ideological partisan politics, so perhaps they're devolving!

Some have speculated the sheep’s behaviour could be caused by a bacterial disease called Listeriosis – also known as “circling disease”.

“Initially, affected animals are anorectic, depressed, and disoriented. They may propel themselves into corners, lean against stationary objects, or circle toward the affected side,” according to the Merck Manual.

Outbreaks typically occur as a result of spoiled or low quality silage, according to the Merck Manual.

In sheep and goats, however, death usually occurs within 24-48 hours after symptoms are observed.
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They have magnets on their hoofs . Its China, guys.

a reply to: musicismagic

Maybe they got ahold of some of the mushrooms from the cow pies next door.

Delicious listeria! The devil's flavoring!

a reply to: godsovein

I'm sorry, what? 12 days straight, as in... they have not stopped to eat or even drink water?? How have they not died of dehydration? So many questions!!

originally posted by: musicismagic
They have magnets on their hoofs . Its China, guys.

Someone now needs to trim all the left hooves and they will walk in a straight line again.

have you seen the vid of ants revolving around a cell phone that is placed on the nest? interesting behavior.

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a reply to: godsovein

Ants will sometime behave in a similar manner.

It's called the "Death Spiral".

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It's Just a Sheep " Thing " . This to Shall Pass..........

a reply to: godsovein

Somone said circle 12 days to flatten the curve.

a reply to: godsovein

Crop circles migrated to sheep???

originally posted by: StarsInDust
a reply to: godsovein

Crop circles migrated to sheep???

Maybe all the crop circles we've seen were all made organically by different animals?

a reply to: godsovein
Weird as heck-Sheep mecca kind of deal.

When ants do it,its called the death spiral-they are following a track of pheremones mistakenly laid down in a loop and they get stuck as the pheremones tell the ant brain what to do.

What makes the sheep do it though?

Have they accidently hit a rhythym that has them in a trance state- somehow drawing others in?
Or is it some kind of weird radio signal messing with their minds-like John Cusak at the end of the "Cell" movie?!

originally posted by: godsovein
Baaah! Sheep blindly following the others isn't such a shocker. In a perfect circle though, hmmm...

Perhaps they're evolving, next they'll be drawing squares and parallelograms.

But then again, it reminds me of practitioners of American ideological partisan politics, so perhaps they're devolving!

Some have speculated the sheep’s behaviour could be caused by a bacterial disease called Listeriosis – also known as “circling disease”.

“Initially, affected animals are anorectic, depressed, and disoriented. They may propel themselves into corners, lean against stationary objects, or circle toward the affected side,” according to the Merck Manual.

Outbreaks typically occur as a result of spoiled or low quality silage, according to the Merck Manual.

In sheep and goats, however, death usually occurs within 24-48 hours after symptoms are observed.
www.news.com.au... a1d2ba7dffd7dbd2ceaab67cb

That's nothing....I've been watching sheeple walking in circles for 45 years !

Some have speculated the sheep’s behaviour could be caused by a bacterial disease called Listeriosis – also known as “circling disease”.

Maybe. But the entire herd, in a literal PERFECT circle, for 12 days?? Apparently no water or rest?

Also hasn't anyone tried to stop them? Do they scatter or do they go right back into circling?

If this isn't some kind of hoax, this borders on terrifying.

originally posted by: gb540

Some have speculated the sheep’s behaviour could be caused by a bacterial disease called Listeriosis – also known as “circling disease”.

Maybe. But the entire herd, in a literal PERFECT circle, for 12 days?? Apparently no water or rest?

Also hasn't anyone tried to stop them? Do they scatter or do they go right back into circling?

If this isn't some kind of hoax, this borders on terrifying.

Right !? Why hasn’t the herder put a stop to this yet ??

originally posted by: JAGStorm

originally posted by: StarsInDust
a reply to: godsovein

Crop circles migrated to sheep???

Maybe all the crop circles we've seen were all made organically by different animals?