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Reindeer -- why do they .... oh, you know the rest
A reindeer injured an elderly couple in the wilds of Finnish Lapland, in a rare attack that caused injuries needing hospital treatment, officials said Monday.A male reindeer suddenly appeared from a forest and attacked a man who was hiking Sunday with his partner near Kittila, about 620 miles north of Helsinki. The buck butted the man to the ground and kicked him before turning on the woman who was talking to her son on a mobile phone, Kittila fire chief Jorma Ojala said. The son alerted rescue workers who arrived in helicopters and flew the couple to hospital. You're out in the wilds enjoying nature, when you hear some broad yakking on her cell phone. Yeah, I can understand his rage. The man and woman were not named, and officials declined to give further details. We can say [giggle] no more. A researcher at the Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute said the attack came during the peak rutting season when up to 30 female reindeer may be on heat in the territory of one buck. "Every year in the rutting season, buck reindeer are very possessive about their harems," Maybe he wanted to add to it? said Mauri Nieminen, a reindeer expert at the institute. "If a person goes into an area between the reindeer and his females, the buck can easily turn on him or her." Sounds like someone from farther south. "Keep away from my wimmin, or you'll besmirch the family's honor." "Normally, reindeer pose no danger at all," Nieminen added. Especial the Moderate ones. In Finland, unlike in neighboring Sweden and Norway, there are no wild reindeer. They are domesticated, but are allowed to roam the wilds of Lapland where herders seasonally track them down for branding and slaughter. Posted by: Jackal 2005-09-26 |
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