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Title: Study Shows Cows Have Innate Sense of Direction
Post by: Chris_ on August 26, 2008, 11:28:00 AM

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Study Shows Cows Have Innate Sense of Direction

WASHINGTON  —  Somehow, cattle seem to know how to find north and south, say researchers who studied satellite photos of thousands of cows around the world.

Most cattle that were grazing or resting tended to align their bodies in a north-south direction, a team of German and Czech researchers reports in Tuesday's issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

And the finding held true regardless of what continent the cattle were on, according to the study led by Hynek Burda and Sabine Begall of the faculty of biology at the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany.

These "researchers" gots waaaay too much time on their hands....studying moognetic cows.  :uhsure:

MORE (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,410284,00.html)

Title: Re: Study Shows Cows Have Innate Sense of Direction
Post by: bijou on August 26, 2008, 12:04:49 PM

I herd about this, most a-moo-sing.

Title: Re: Study Shows Cows Have Innate Sense of Direction
Post by: jinxmchue on August 26, 2008, 12:51:20 PM

Um, maybe they were just facing the natural direction to face when trying to expose as little body surface to the sun as possible.

Title: Re: Study Shows Cows Have Innate Sense of Direction
Post by: thundley4 on August 26, 2008, 02:36:46 PM

I've seen this natural direction ability in action.  Go to any restaurant with a buffet and they can make a bee-line to the dessert section.  :o

Title: Re: Study Shows Cows Have Innate Sense of Direction
Post by: Chris on August 26, 2008, 02:38:48 PM

Quote from: thundley4 on August 26, 2008, 02:36:46 PM

I've seen this natural direction ability in action.  Go to any restaurant with a buffet and they can make a bee-line to the dessert section.  :o

ha ha ha :rofl:

Title: Re: Study Shows Cows Have Innate Sense of Direction
Post by: JohnnyReb on August 26, 2008, 03:20:20 PM

I believe it. Our old milkcow knew exactly which way the barn wasn't and that's the way she always headed when she saw me coming for her.

Remind me sometime to tell you about when I shot her...... :rotf:

Title: Re: Study Shows Cows Have Innate Sense of Direction
Post by: Chris_ on August 26, 2008, 05:05:39 PM

Quote from: JohnnyReb on August 26, 2008, 03:20:20 PM

I believe it. Our old milkcow knew exactly which way the barn wasn't and that's the way she always headed when she saw me coming for her.

Remind me sometime to tell you about when I shot her...... :rotf:

Maybe you always had cold hands.   :-)

Title: Re: Study Shows Cows Have Innate Sense of Direction
Post by: jinxmchue on August 26, 2008, 10:36:22 PM

Cow:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG91VCdK_vw

 :-)

Title: Re: Study Shows Cows Have Innate Sense of Direction
Post by: Ptarmigan on August 26, 2008, 10:58:11 PM

MOOOO!!!!!!

Title: Re: Study Shows Cows Have Innate Sense of Direction
Post by: Thor on August 27, 2008, 12:37:29 PM

I seem to have an innate sense of direction. Does that mean I'm a cow ?!?!?!?!?  :popcorn:

Title: Re: Study Shows Cows Have Innate Sense of Direction
Post by: Chris_ on August 27, 2008, 12:45:59 PM

Quote from: Thor on August 27, 2008, 12:37:29 PM

I seem to have an innate sense of direction. Does that mean I'm a cow ?!?!?!?!?  :popcorn:

Something to do with bull?


*runs*
 :-)

Title: Re: Study Shows Cows Have Innate Sense of Direction
Post by: Chris_ on August 27, 2008, 01:20:19 PM

Quote from: Ptarmigan on August 26, 2008, 10:58:11 PM

MOOOO!!!!!!

Out of curiosity, on which side were cows durring the Ptarmigan - bunny conflict?

Title: Re: Study Shows Cows Have Innate Sense of Direction
Post by: PatriotGame on August 28, 2008, 09:18:18 PM

This does not surprise me at all. Liberals have a very good sense of the direction to the welfare office, their weed dealer's hovel, the current protest du jour, and of course, their mother's basement.
Ask a liberal a patriotic question about the United States of America and they will just give you the look that only a cow can give.