Appleby Manor romantic afternoons
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Image: © Simon Johnston Taken: 31 May 2008
Girls will be girls. They'll be talking about it. They'll be practising. There'll be giggling. "OK, Ermintrude, how was that for you? Good, well he'll probably feel just a tad heavier on the day." "Bulling": Mounting evidence suggests that the cow is the only animal that shows this clearly-defined behaviour. It is thought to have evolved to give visual signals to males or maybe it is to help them cope better when it's for real. The links below should provide more information about Oestrus and behaviour of these animals at this stage in their lives. http://www.delaval.co.uk/Dairy_Knowledge/EfficientCowComfort/Social_behaviour.htm http://www2.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/LM-15.pdf More bulling behaviour http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/454226