Last Friday, a strange event shocked the world, after it was revealed that a flock of sheep had been walking in circles non-stop for 12 days, according to a surveillance camera.
The video, posted on Twitter by a Chinese state newspaper, shows a dozen animals hanging around a farm in the remote region of Inner Mongolia.
And, although theories abounded at that time, there was no scientific argument to explain the fact. That, until now, since a professor at the University of Hartpury in England delivered an interesting theory about it.
“It appears that sheep are penned for long periods of time and this could lead to stereotypical behavior, with repeated circling due to frustration at being penned,” said Matt Bell, a professor in the house’s Department of Agriculture. of studies.
“Then, the other sheep join, since they are herd animals and join their friends,” added the expert, thus revealing the possible precarious conditions to which the animals are exposed, according to Newsweek.
According to the Merck Veterinary Manual, the social behavior of sheep is dominated by the herd mentality, which controls the movements of animals and protects individuals from predators, prompting them to flee danger in groups.
In this way, Professor Bell’s theory would rule out the possible bacterial disease Listeriosis, which was what was initially speculated, which is also known as “circle disease” and which causes depression, loss of appetite, fever and partial paralysis in children. infected animals.
Information of: chvnoticias.cl
Photo credits: People’s Daily.
