More Than 300 Were Struck By Lightning
By STOUTjodee
@STOUTjodee (3572)
United States
August 29, 2016 3:04pm CST
Yes, more than 300 reindeer in Norway were struck dead by lightning!! Apparently reindeer are like cattle, they huddle together during a storm and that's why that many reindeer were killed at one time.
Some times you hear stories of animals being hit by lightning and that are killed, but usually not this many at one time. However, it happened in Utah in 1939 when over 800 sheep were killed by lightning.
~Peace~
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Reindeer often huddle together during bad weather, which is likely why so many were killed during the storm, according to the Norwegian Environment Agency.
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@CinnamonGrl (7083)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
29 Aug 16
I was reading about that. So sad! Hopefully they never knew what hit them.
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300 unbelievable
@celticeagle (159105)
• Boise, Idaho
30 Aug 16
That is a lot. Very sad. Maybe that is a natural way to keep the population down.
