@callunavulgaris Afaik they do have feeling in their antlers (through a thin layer of skin on it), so they can feel when it touches something and therefore get a feeling for how big they are after a while. Could be totally wrong though, think I heard this in a TV documentation aeons ago.
We have that problem in the USA. Jackson, Montana had so many incidents with Elk breaking into homes that they built a Preserve nearby where the Elk could winter. It turns out that migratory animals will stick to their historic paths, ignoring any man-made barriers.
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@futurebird "Give us all your salt and we'll be on our way"
Impressive how easily they navigated a doorway narrower than the span of their antlers. Perhaps this is a common situation going through a narrow gap between two tree trunks.
Reindeer are so beautiful. I don't think I've ever seen one so close up before. They seem so tame and peaceful compared to Texas deer who are very twitchy. Have you ever seen those videos where something drops in a room of cats and it's chaos in all directions? That's what it would be like to have a Texas deer inside a building.These are just mellow, "well I'll see myself out then, shall I" polite deer. I love them.
@MissConstrue I’ve virtually run into reindeer when skiing in Sweden. I was mostly “well I’m just going to over that way and try to find the slopes again” and left 😀
They aren’t really wild so they aren’t too scary.
Swedish moose on the other hand are big buggers and not to be messed with.
@yon I have seen a north american moose up close and personal, and I'm ok with never doing that again. They are huge. I had no idea we had animals that big just running around crushing small cars for fun!
Whitetail deer like we have in this region are way more scared of you than they are dangerous, unless you hit one with a car, and then all bets are off. I've wrecked a car by swerving to avoid a deer. Still stand by that decision given that I was driving a car low enough that it would have scooped the deer, the very angry and pointy deer, into my lap.
@MissConstrue @yon oh Lordy yes, moose are huge and can be very cranky at times, and will chase you and stomple you. I have been surprised by moose multiple times stepping out of my house. But lucky each time they were one of the “who gives a flying fritz” urban moose of suburbia Anchorage.
@littlescraps Honestly, I'm surprised we didn't try to domesticate them. Perhaps they are just temperamentally incapable of being polite...but then, we have camels, and a ruder creature has never clomped around the planet. And I say that as someone who loves camels. But, they're rude on purpose, they really are.
But it seems something elk sized could have been used like oxen for agriculture, or beasts of burden....can you imagine riding an elk into town? It's like something out of Mel Brooks' fever dream. ;)
@MissConstrue there used to be a favorite camel in the Cincinnati zoo. It had a bad habit of spitting on people. It always gave fair warning as it prepared to hock up whatever onto you, so I always escaped decoration.
@deepmud The prophet Terry Pratchett correctly defined the appropriate naming structures for camels of all variety, beginning with Bloody Stupid and ending with You Vicious Brute.
As a devotee of both Sir Terry and Camels, I premise that one can use any combination of his names, and you will be correct when addressing your camel. (When they're not being rude, they're quite lovely, actually. It's just that rude is the default state. Heh.)
@deepmud Yeah, they have a really asynchronous gait that seems designed to shake as many organs as possible. I think a palanquin type thingy could be made comfortable, although I say this in theory only, having no camels upon which to attempt this experiment.
@deepmud I did a summer tour with a Shakespeare based comedy troupe that was all Ren Faires, all over the country. This too is where the majority of my camel exposure has occurred. 😀
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it reminds of the opening scene of the movie The City of Lost Children (1995 by Jean Pierre Jeunet ( La Cite des Enfants Perdus )) !
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in reply to Edwin • • •"It also pushed reindeer, which usually roam the forests, into towns as they sought shade from the high temperatures. "
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in reply to Edwin • • •That scolding, though !
Judging by the reindeers' slumped body language on their exit, one could be forgiven for thinking they understood her !
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"ok ok ok we thought there were some oats or something in here we're going OK"
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"Give us all your salt and we'll be on our way"
Impressive how easily they navigated a doorway narrower than the span of their antlers. Perhaps this is a common situation going through a narrow gap between two tree trunks.
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Even WalMart's not that far out ahead. They're only doing Halloween this week.
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in reply to Edwin • • •I'm just incredulous that those reindeer with those HUGE antlers, didn't hook themselves on anything on the way out. It's just so darned impressive!
My horse used to come into the house. Obviously, horses lack antlers so that wasn't a problem.
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in reply to MissConstrue • • •@MissConstrue I’ve virtually run into reindeer when skiing in Sweden. I was mostly “well I’m just going to over that way and try to find the slopes again” and left 😀
They aren’t really wild so they aren’t too scary.
Swedish moose on the other hand are big buggers and not to be messed with.
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I have seen a north american moose up close and personal, and I'm ok with never doing that again. They are huge. I had no idea we had animals that big just running around crushing small cars for fun!
Whitetail deer like we have in this region are way more scared of you than they are dangerous, unless you hit one with a car, and then all bets are off. I've wrecked a car by swerving to avoid a deer. Still stand by that decision given that I was driving a car low enough that it would have scooped the deer, the very angry and pointy deer, into my lap.
Nobody wants accidental lap deer.
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Honestly, I'm surprised we didn't try to domesticate them. Perhaps they are just temperamentally incapable of being polite...but then, we have camels, and a ruder creature has never clomped around the planet. And I say that as someone who loves camels. But, they're rude on purpose, they really are.
But it seems something elk sized could have been used like oxen for agriculture, or beasts of burden....can you imagine riding an elk into town? It's like something out of Mel Brooks' fever dream. ;)
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in reply to Deep Mud • • •@deepmud The prophet Terry Pratchett correctly defined the appropriate naming structures for camels of all variety, beginning with Bloody Stupid and ending with You Vicious Brute.
As a devotee of both Sir Terry and Camels, I premise that one can use any combination of his names, and you will be correct when addressing your camel. (When they're not being rude, they're quite lovely, actually. It's just that rude is the default state. Heh.)
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in reply to MissConstrue • • •@MissConstrue they're also really weird to ride. I was, at one time, completely comfortable on a horse. Camels, not so much.
I'm also quite unnerved by the grunting and groaning.
Terry Pratchett was right in this, as in practically all things.
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in reply to MissConstrue • • •@MissConstrue I rode one at the local Renaissance faire. It was fun and followed my bullseye in the axe throwing competition.
Lovely day all the way around, but riding camels isn't much fun. It feels weird and you're right about the organ discomboblement.
Perhaps camel riding would be a cure for constipation? 😶
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in reply to MissConstrue • • •@MissConstrue that actually sounds like great fun!
I didn't get to go this year. It was too hot and I have sick family to attend to.
Where else is an older lady going to get the chance to throw a hatchet?? 😃
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in reply to Deep Mud • • •@deepmud There are bars with hatchet throwing.
Because of course there are. This is America. ;)
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in reply to MissConstrue • • •@MissConstrue bunch of drunks throwing hatchets. What could possibly go wrong? 🤔
There's probably a nice fun plot for a murder mystery here!