Thor Vs Santa: 323 Dead

[MI2AZ]

More than 300 reindeer were killed by lightning during a storm in Norway on Friday.

On Sunday, the Norwegian Environment Agency released photos of reindeer bodies strewn across the Hardangervidda mountain plateau.

According to the agency, 323 animals will killed during the lightning storm.

Agency spokesman Kjartan Knutsen told AP that reindeer often huddle together during bad weather, which is likely why so many were killed during the storm.

Knutsen told AP it's not uncommon for reindeer to be killed by lightning, "but we have not heard about such numbers before."

Some 10,000 reindeer migrate to the area each year, according to Norwegian Environmental Agency.

Norwegian Nature Inspectorate Knut Nylend told Norwegian news agency, NTB, that samples from the reindeer were sent to the Norwegian Veterinary Institute to confirm how the animals died.

“We’ve heard about animals being struck by lightning and killed, but I don’t remember hearing about lightning killing animals on this scale before. We don’t know if it was one or more lighting strike,” Nylend told NTB.

 

[WAMO]

ITS SANTAS WAY OF WEEDING OUT THE SLOW ONES.

 

[MI2AZ]

Not just reindeer. Looks like Texas cows are slow too.
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A lightning strike killed almost 20 cows in East Texas on Sunday, according to local reports.

The cows were huddled together beneath a tree during a storm, according to witness Victor Benson, KLTV reported.

“All of a sudden, a lightning bolt came down, and the cows just fell,” Benson told KLTV.

Benson told the news station, some of the cows got up and stumbled away, but others didn’t move.

The cows were killed in a lightning strike just days after more than 300 reindeer were killed by lightning during a storm in Norway.

Like the cows, the reindeer had congregated together during the storm on a mountain plateau.

Ashley Anderson, who owned the cows with her husband, said they were able to remove the bodies quickly and donated them to people who were able to use the meat.

 

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Ashley Anderson, who owned the cows with her husband, said they were able to remove the bodies quickly and donated them to people who were able to use the meat.
And, it was already cooked!!