Oh woah, I saw a sink/faucet and all (unless I was mistaken), but no running water? How odd! Glad to see you back and look forward to your content and seeing Aspen!
Sounds exciting, hope it's all great. Why are you infecting these reindeer, I might have missed that? Beautiful animals, leep sharing. Praying Aspen gets better. Merry Christmas and good health for all in the New Year. Blessings.
The virus is one that infects a large percentage of wild caribou. Since caribou are a keystone species in the Arctic and many herds are threatened in Canada, we wanted to see if there were any negative health effects of the virus. Reindeer are classified under the same species as caribou, but they are much easier to handle because they are domesticated...so that's why we chose to infect the reindeer and monitor their immune response to the virus.
@@animalscholar interesting, thanks for clearing that up. I would imagine the larger the herds of caribou with less territory and predictors the greater likelihood of diseases. You do fascinating work. Safe healthy journeys and keep sharing. Blessings.
This is incredible. I am fascinated by this. Well done! Please keep posting videos like this. You’re awesome 👏🏼
Happy Holidays. I hope that Aspen has recovered for the new year.
Oh woah, I saw a sink/faucet and all (unless I was mistaken), but no running water? How odd! Glad to see you back and look forward to your content and seeing Aspen!
Can we get an update on Aspen?
I loooove the musk ox!!!! The reindeer are so beautiful!!! Thank you!
Sounds exciting, hope it's all great. Why are you infecting these reindeer, I might have missed that? Beautiful animals, leep sharing. Praying Aspen gets better. Merry Christmas and good health for all in the New Year. Blessings.
The virus is one that infects a large percentage of wild caribou. Since caribou are a keystone species in the Arctic and many herds are threatened in Canada, we wanted to see if there were any negative health effects of the virus. Reindeer are classified under the same species as caribou, but they are much easier to handle because they are domesticated...so that's why we chose to infect the reindeer and monitor their immune response to the virus.
@@animalscholar interesting, thanks for clearing that up. I would imagine the larger the herds of caribou with less territory and predictors the greater likelihood of diseases. You do fascinating work. Safe healthy journeys and keep sharing. Blessings.
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