Hundreds of sheep are jumping into death

from - About five hundred sheep in the far southeast of Turkey from a kind of cliff death indented. Probably an animal jumped or fell from the cliff and was followed by the whole herd.

The animals made a fall of at least 20 meters in the rocky landscape, south of the provincial capital Van, reported Turkish media. It is not clear why the first animal made the leap. Possibly it tried to jump over a cliff. Local villagers have asked the local authorities for help, because the sudden loss of the herd means a big blow to the community.