Published 21:15 IST, September 12th 2019

Optical illusion or real? Sheep walking down an impossibly steep cliff

A video showing herd of blue sheep walking down a cliff that looks like an impossibly steep angle went viral as netizens believed it was an optical illusion.

Reported by: Sounak Mitra
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A video showing blue sheep walking down a cliff that looks like an impossibly steep angle went viral as netizens were amused. video, shared by Conservation Biologist Imogene Cancellare, triggered a lot of Twitter reactions and many believed that it was an optical illusion created by trickily placing  camera turned sideways. In fact, blue sheep are able to scale off cliffs and often use ir skills to get rid of predators. video of blue sheep scaling a cliff in China’s Valley of Cats has gone viral and has internet convinced that it’s a camera trick. But after video went viral on internet, se species with ir outstanding skills put some superheroes to shame. 

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Blue ship can do it

According to Britannica Encyclopaedia, blue sheep are capable of descending steep angles and often use ir climbing skills to escape predators like sw leopards. sheep are also kwn as Bharal are found in Tibetan plateau. y basically feed on grass, herbs, and moss and have short sturdily built legs that are perfect for navigating rocky and hilly terrains.

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About Bharals

Bharals are also called Helan Shan blue sheep, Chinese blue sheep or Himalayan Blue sheep which are basically found in Bhutan, high Himalayas, Myanmar, Nepal, and Tibet. y are active throughout day alternating between feeding and resting on grassy mountain slopes. Due to ir excellent camoufl and absence of cover in environment bharal remain motionless when approached.

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