This is not a joke; this is not an Onion story: Reindeer actually participate in mosh pits, and they are as dangerous as they are mesmerizing. The PBS documentary Wild Way of the Vikings captures actual aerial footage of this phenomenon, which is scientifically referred to as a “reindeer cyclone” (no more scientific sounding than “mosh pit,” and easily as terrifying). According to the doc, when reindeer are faced with a predatory threat, the herd will move unilaterally in a swirling cyclone formation as a form of defense. The counterclockwise spinning melee — which, for all intents and purposes is, in human terms, a circle pit — is designed to confuse a predator and preventing it from overpowering any single reindeer...
