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[–] Pistcow@lemm.ee 29 points 1 year ago

Gosh darnit, Huckleberry.

[–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 24 points 1 year ago

Bull: It's loud and scary out here, I'm just gonna go back.

[–] Drusas@kbin.run 17 points 1 year ago

But he was cozy in there.

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

I was hoping the shed would be put back down and the bull would walk back in.

[–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Huck is an idiot and I love him

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago

Dis my happy place.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago

Weird goat.

[–] jenny_ball@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

they can't walk backwards?

[–] lauha@lemmy.one 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They can if they have learned to but bulls rarely need that skill in the field.

I've seen a puppy get stuck in a similar way in narrow space between wall and tv stand and it didn't know how to back away until we pushed it.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Also it's not just backwards, there is a turn - which requires spacial orientation & an abstract interpretation of that (very simple) space.

This doesn't mean he's overall stupid, but those specific brain functions are just really really underdeveloped with cattle (yet I bet basically the same in structure as at least in all mammals, just rally small). And brain functions cost a lot of energy (which usually means survival), so it's an advantage to under-level them as much as possible.

Bovids are made to live in the open where walls aren't a thing and their eyes have a wide field of vision so basically any object or obstacle is always fully in view, no need to imagine it's 3D (or 2D) structure.

Predators on the other hand usually have those just reversed. Imagine a jumping spider not being able to interpret a 3D environment in its brainhole. Or a bee unable to navigate (or convey and interpret navigational institutions).

But brains (or any bunch of neurones it seems) are really adaptable - if that bull for some reason had to walk backwards an it's life, this wouldn't have been a problem.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Skill issue.

[–] naticus@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Me during arguments.

[–] FrostyCaveman@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

He was a cat in a past life

[–] Marthirial@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Can you just try treats?

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

How go backward?

[–] ladicius@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Total bullshit.

[–] dub_ious_browser@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Nothing runs like a Deere

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 1 points 1 year ago

Johnny Ringo is scared of this bull.