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Hardangervidda National Park in Western Norway a very mysterious event that cannot be explained scientists. Three hundred and eighteen deer were found dead in a radius of fifty meters. Five more artiodactyls turned out to be critically injured, so they had to be euthanized. As reported representatives of the park, the fault was probably a powerful discharge lightning, which fell straight into a large flock of animals.
Deer was discovered by local huntsman Elin Fosskhang Olse. Stricken the forester immediately notified the officials about the mysterious incident, however, experts were able to arrive at the scene only after two days. The huntsman himself decided to rescue five wounded animals from torment, when he determined that it was not imagined to save them possible. Artiodactyls received extensive electric burns, making it clear that they were hit by an incredibly powerful by lightning. It was raining in the region, and the land on which they fled animals, was very wet, because it could easily hold a charge on such an impressive distance.
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Experts who have never encountered a similar phenomenon before, came to the conclusion that this is the largest case of animal damage by lightning. The previous anti-record belongs to an Australian farm, where in 2005, sixty-eight cows died in a similar fashion. The incident, according to scientists, is not only unique, but also requiring further study. It’s possible that they were ball lightning, who, as you know, have a kind of consciousness and are able pursue potential victims.
By the way, Hardangervidda National Park, having territory just under three and a half thousand square kilometers is considered a place attracting unidentified flying objects. Here periodically at night they notice strange lights streaking through the sky. This led some to the idea that deer could not have been killed only lightning.
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