Footage of a buck bizarrely running around in a circle was posted earlier this month and has many wondering what the heck is happening. The strange behavior likely points to signs of a very serious condition known as chronic wasting disease.
The disease has only been found in members of the deer family and is always fatal. Deer affected by this deadly disease typically avoid other animals, appear confused, experience tremors and walk around in repetitive patterns.
If this is wasting disease, any deer that contracts it is contagious to other deer they come into contact with, whether directly or indirectly.
