I guess Reindeer don't fly!

[giza]

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) -- Sami reindeer herders in northern Sweden found about 140 of their prized animals dead in a bloody heap after the herd apparently was chased off a 700-meter (2,300-foot) high cliff by a predator, a Sami spokesman said Tuesday.

The reindeer had been grazing for bait on a mountain near Kvikkjokk, a small town just north of the Arctic Circle, when a lynx or other predator made them panic and run straight down the cliff, said Nils Petter Pavval, a spokesman for the Sami village of Tourpon.

"Reindeer do not normally run off cliffs when they are grazing on the top of the mountain," Pavval said, adding that fresh tracks of lynx had been found in the area.

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Comments

[shockwave77598.livejournal.com]

And the lynx was probably just shaking his head in amazement as he walked away.

[kellic.livejournal.com]

Naaa we just found where Santa's Reindeer "retire" to once they have done their tour of duty.
I always knew Santa was a sadistic bastard ever since I never got my G.I. Joe Defiant space shuttle that one Christmas oh so long ago. ;x)

[xoagray.livejournal.com]

Kids in that town are going to go nuts. "Mom, what are we having for dinner?... Aww Reindeer again?" *laughs*
I know, it's tragic, but hell, gott'a find some good in it eh?

[silverscalenaga.livejournal.com]

apparently lots of herd animals are dumb enough to do this >.>

[taral.livejournal.com]

Quick jock?

[gizmo-nine.livejournal.com]

I wanna put a sign at the edge of a cliff that says "Warning: Gravity Works".

[murakozi.livejournal.com]

More likely just the place they go for a vacation. Lynx arrives, Santa's reindeer run and fly! The other reindeer figure "Well if those guys can do it...."