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Fly agaric mushroom (Amanita muscaria)

Fly agaric mushroom (Amanita muscaria). This poisonous fungus, which has a cap up to 20 centimetres across, is so named because in medieval times it was mixed with milk and used to stupefy flies. The Lapps discovered its intoxicating and hallucinogenic properties after observing the effect it had on reindeer. The intoxicating compounds - muscimol and ibotenic acid - can be ingested from the urine of a recent consumer of the fungus. It is found growing with birch trees from late summer through to late autumn

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Hoofs of a domestic reindeer

ANZ-825 Hoofs of a domestic reindeer reindeer of Selkup people (Northern minority) living near river Taz; early spring; North Tumen region, Siberia, Russia Andrey Zvoznikov Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

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The Wider Image: Mongolia's reindeer herders fear lost identity

Smoke rises from the chimney of the family tent of Dukha herder Erdenebat Chuluu in a forest near the village of Tsagaannuur, Khovsgol aimag, Mongolia, April 21, 2018. "We wake up and have breakfast then release the reindeer. We herd them and at twelve o'clock we make them come back. Then while they are tied up, I chop some wood and do some other chores. I then relax for an hour or so. Later I release the reindeer again and around seven or eight o'clock I bring them back and tie them up again. By then, the woman of the family would have prepared some food, so this is how we spend our day," Chuluu said. REUTERS/Thomas Peter SEARCH "REINDEER HERDERS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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