Man Castrates Reindeer With His Teeth | National Geographic

here in Norway about half of the

here in Norway about half of the reindeer buying an extraordinary

reindeer buying an extraordinary

reindeer buying an extraordinary partnership with people my torille has

partnership with people my torille has

partnership with people my torille has brought me 30 miles out of town to the

brought me 30 miles out of town to the

brought me 30 miles out of town to the plane where her herd spends the winter

plane where her herd spends the winter

plane where her herd spends the winter the deer survive here by digging for

the deer survive here by digging for

the deer survive here by digging for lichens under the snow male reindeer

lichens under the snow male reindeer

lichens under the snow male reindeer fights so hard for the right to mate

fights so hard for the right to mate

fights so hard for the right to mate they can exhaust themselves and die over

they can exhaust themselves and die over

they can exhaust themselves and die over winter well I with you guys one solution

winter well I with you guys one solution

winter well I with you guys one solution is to castrate a number of the males

here in Kota Kano scientists are testing

here in Kota Kano scientists are testing to see if traditional methods of

to see if traditional methods of

to see if traditional methods of castration are better than modern

castration are better than modern

castration are better than modern methods he’s going to use the

methods he’s going to use the

methods he’s going to use the traditional method which is they’d be

traditional method which is they’d be

traditional method which is they’d be bringing back now and he’s going to show

bringing back now and he’s going to show

bringing back now and he’s going to show some I castrate this young male caribou

some I castrate this young male caribou

some I castrate this young male caribou by by biting the testicles yeah

by by biting the testicles yeah

by by biting the testicles yeah hey let are you getting ready for this

hey let are you getting ready for this

hey let are you getting ready for this right lemon he bites and then he crushes

right lemon he bites and then he crushes

right lemon he bites and then he crushes crush with your hands oh wow is that

crush with your hands oh wow is that

crush with your hands oh wow is that okay

okay

okay no that’s it you’ll bite them off

no that’s it you’ll bite them off

no that’s it you’ll bite them off completely you just crush them okay

completely you just crush them okay

completely you just crush them okay there go yeah okay one two three

he’s never gonna forget this day know

he’s never gonna forget this day know when the vet bid all this classical

modern castration tools would have

modern castration tools would have destroyed the steers testicles

destroyed the steers testicles

destroyed the steers testicles completely Asami believed that biting

completely Asami believed that biting

completely Asami believed that biting his testicles means that he is still

his testicles means that he is still

his testicles means that he is still able to supply a little testosterone

able to supply a little testosterone

able to supply a little testosterone enough to stay vigorous and he won’t

enough to stay vigorous and he won’t

enough to stay vigorous and he won’t waste his energy rutting or mating

waste his energy rutting or mating

waste his energy rutting or mating instead he will focus his attention on

instead he will focus his attention on

instead he will focus his attention on eating and growing huge those males can

eating and growing huge those males can

eating and growing huge those males can punch through the ice open it up so that

punch through the ice open it up so that

punch through the ice open it up so that other reindeer can then get to the green

other reindeer can then get to the green

other reindeer can then get to the green stuff below you must try to bite yeah no

stuff below you must try to bite yeah no

stuff below you must try to bite yeah no I don’t I don’t think so I wouldn’t want

I don’t I don’t think so I wouldn’t want

I don’t I don’t think so I wouldn’t want to hurt one of your reindeer in case I’d

to hurt one of your reindeer in case I’d

to hurt one of your reindeer in case I’d bit too hard

bit too hard

bit too hard Oh learning by doing