Comments on: "Magnetic" Cows Sense Earth's Magnetic Lines

By: sankaran

sankaran — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:04:53 +0000

In Hindu mythology Durga has a deer as vehicle. In the southern state of Kerala Durga temples are faced towards the north. Certainly her vehicle oriented towards the north, takes her to the north.

By: Cat

Cat — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:11:03 +0000

I am sure farmers noticed how cows stand, as I've read live stock behavior has helped farmers predict weather and such throughout history. The main article even says that certain weather does effect the direction of cows, and clear weather is the best time to see them 'aligned'.

Maybe cows have direction-preference like people have hand-preferences...right handed people tend to prefer to go right (instead of left) in a store, something used against us in retail.

Or maybe they are herd animals, and it is a long-standing tradition for cows to stand in such 'alignment' on clear days. hahaha

By: aidee

aidee — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:41:05 +0000

Or another reason is that orientating north-south can maximise solar radiation on their bodies i.e. east-west transverse of the sun!

By: avraamov

avraamov — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:47:05 +0000

does that mean the southern hemisphere has more methane?

By: Neatoramawontsendmeapassword

Neatoramawontsendmeapassword — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:18:12 +0000

LOL... now I'm having visions of someone rigging up a "cow compass".

By: Neatoramawontsendmeapassword

Neatoramawontsendmeapassword — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:17:53 +0000

That's just weird.

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:49:38 +0000

I'm not sure this is in fact true. I asked a cow is she knew where north was and see just said "Moo".

So I no longer talk to cows.

By: gt

gt — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:07:20 +0000

the zen masters say we have lost touch with the universe, but the cows, untroubled by intelligence and its trappings, meditating on their cud, feel the flow... may the force be with you, Bessy