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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsCows are an excellent analogy for tRump-oids
The white line is not a fence, but because the leader jumps over it, the rest of the herd must too.....
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Cows are an excellent analogy for tRump-oids (Original Post)
Bayard
Sep 2019
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hlthe2b
(101,730 posts)1. Hah! That's funny... I like cows...
No, I'm not a vegetarian, but boy have I cut back....
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,280 posts)2. They also emit a lot of gas.
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,231 posts)3. Cool!
Duppers
(28,094 posts)4. It indeed is an excellent analogy! And..
Funny as heck!
The setting looks as if it's possibly in the UK with the hedgerows and crossing the road.
NNadir
(33,368 posts)5. The leader needs a sharpie and a red hat made in China.
Kali
(54,990 posts)6. they most likely would do it anyway, even if not in a herd
it is just part of the way their vision works - the strong contrast of light line on dark background, or the opposite - dark line on a light background, is what causes the reaction. a large heavy animal doesn't want to risk stepping into or on something that might cause an injury. might be a hole, or a loose object that could roll or trip. easier to hop over than spend too much time investigating...prey animals on the move, tend to keep moving.