What is Stampede?
[[File:Merfeld, Wildpferdefang -- 2014 -- 0685.jpg|thumbnail|400px|right|Wild horses stampeding]] A '''stampede''' ({{IPAc-en|s|t|æ|m|ˈ|p|iː|d|}})<ref>{{cite dictionary |title=stampede 1 (noun)|url=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/stampede_1 |website=[[Oxford Learner's Dictionary]] |publisher=Oxford University Press |access-date=16 June 2021}}</ref> is when a group of large [[animal]]s suddenly start running in the same direction. This is because the animals are excited or scared. It may also mean when many people are trying to do the same thing at the same time. Non-human species that can cause stampedes include [[zebra]]s, [[cattle]], [[elephant]]s, [[reindeer]], [[sheep]], [[pigs]], [[goat]]s, [[blue wildebeest]]s, [[walruses]],<ref>{{cite news|title=3,000 walruses die in stampede tied to climate|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna22260892 |access-date=4 September 2016 |publisher=[[NBC News]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=14 December 2007}}</ref> [[wild horse]]s, and [[rhinoceros]]es. ==References== {{reflist}} {{stub}} [[Category:Ethology]] [[Category:Mammals]]