Mystery of sheep walking in circle in China for 12 days potentially solved

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Mystery of sheep walking in circle in China for 12 days potentially solved
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'[It could be] due to frustration about being in the pen and limited [as to where they can go]. This is not good,' livestock expert Matt Bell told Newsweek.

in front of them to evade predators and protect individuals in the group. However, it is particularly unusual for them to move in such synchronized movements for a prolonged period of time.

A potential explanation has been shared by Matt Bell, a professor and director at the Department of Agriculture at Hartpury University, in Gloucester, England. "It looks like the sheep are in the pen for long periods, and this might lead to stereotypic behavior, with the repeated circling due to frustration about being in the pen and limited [as to where they can go]. This is not good. Then the other sheep join as they are flock animals and bond or join their friends," Bell told

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