Sheep circles are the new crop circles

For the first time in the UK, a large sheep circle was spotted.

The 47-year-old, who is a lecturer at Royal Holloway University in London, said he goes past the sheep every day and they are usually very noisy

A huge flock of sheep has caused a stir after being spotted standing in bizarre concentric circles in a field in East Sussex, UK.

Christopher Hogg, the man who spotted the never-seen-before phenomenon while being out on his bike in Rottingdean, said he initially thought it was a spaceship.

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Aliens?

Knitting circle

a reply to: PhoenixOD

Possibly something worse:

What is common cause of circling in Sheep and Goat?

a reply to: Butterfinger

Sheep centipede?

a reply to: Waterglass

Probably not because the circling as symptom is a single individual going in circles as in loss of coordination/orientation.

Could it be feed placed in a specific pattern?

Scary.

I saw a picture the other day of I think Antelopes or some other similar animal that does this on purpose, putting the youngest and most vulnerable in the very middle so that predators can't really get a good target. It certainly isn't unknown in the animal kingdom even if unknown in sheep. Maybe they saw the same picture and decided to try it?

originally posted by: kyleplatinum
Could it be feed placed in a specific pattern?

Scary.

so, it begins.

originally posted by: RoScoLaz5

so, it begins.

Here's a turkey circle.

a reply to: karl 12

That's legitimately one of the creepiest things I've seen in a while.

a reply to: sputniksteve

Reindeer/caribou do this. It looks pretty unsettling, too.

originally posted by: Atsbhct
Reindeer/caribou do this. It looks pretty unsettling, too.

My goldfish did this when I was a kid, but they were in the toilet so it would've been odd if they didn't.

originally posted by: karl 12

originally posted by: RoScoLaz5

so, it begins.

Here's a turkey circle.

Have to wonder just what they are doing, there is something going on. Fear of the dead cat? Some animal respect instinct?

gives me the shivers...

Most probably eating the food dropped by the farmer's sheep snacker, maybe he did this as a prank or amusement to see if anyone would notice the sheep.



Anyway, we know it's not a EweFO, maybe it's just a Flock Circle.
[Bad puns not mine]

Makes me wonder if they are spooked by the drone.

a reply to: AugustusMasonicus

Ask Zazz if they go the other way Down Undah.

originally posted by: PhoenixOD

Makes me wonder if they are spooked by the drone.

They're probably spooked by the ATV.

a reply to: karl 12

amazing!

a reply to: Atsbhct

Thank you, that was what I was referring to. Someone posted a video on reddit recently.

a reply to: PhoenixOD

Too bad there's no video to show their movement.

but it does appear they maintained that configuration for at least a little while, and not moving around too much.




There's a couple more images here, www.dailymail.co.uk...

It does seem they moved once he got closer.


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