They say lightning never strikes twice, but for cows it just seems to keep on striking, as yet another herd of cattle was zapped by one of nature’s most volatile forces. A single bolt of lightning killed 52 cows in San Jose, Uruguay last Wednesday during a night storm. The cows were trying to find protection by huddling against a fence, but the plan backfired.
Continue reading...Friday, October 17, 2008
A hot potato in recent global warming debates has been the increased production of methane into the atmosphere as a result of increased cattle farming, and even though hungry carnivores know their lust for bovine cuts only bolsters demand, they’re not about to give up their love of hamburgers or steak any time soon. So what’s the solution?
Continue reading...Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Not the actual bull, above image taken in Pamplona by Eneko Alonso No, this isn’t bull – excuse the pun. No, like something from a cartoon or an indoor Pamplona bull festival, a German family were left gob-smacked when one of the beasts charged into their house [...]
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008
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