Spotted by View From The Solent in The Telegraph:
Hikers in the French Pyrnees are being warned to stay away from cows after a spate of attacks by angry bovines. At least two tourists have been seriously injured by cows in recent weeks.
One woman was left unconscious after being trampled by a herd as she tried to cross a field near Font-Romeu and a male walker was charged by a cow, sustaining cuts to his arms and head injuries. "The animal threw him to the ground violently and walked on him," the newspaper La Dépêche du Midi said.
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Spotted by Harry Haddock in The Daily Mirror, adding "... either goats are getting into the cow attack market, or cows are using them as cannon balls."
Walker rushed to hospital after being hit by falling mountain goat... Hiker Walter Kaiser, 59, ended up in hospital after tumbling 50ft when he was hit by a falling mountain goat in Filzmoos, Austria. The goat was unhurt.
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Spotted by Pavlov'c Cat:
I'm So Glad I Never Clapped For Them...
52 minutes ago
5 comments:
A precursor to bovine paras? Don't say you weren't warned.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/07/27/bardot_donkey/
VFTS, no, that's just humans humiliating and animal, I'm interested when the reverse happens.
With those hooves and everything, they'd never be able to do up the buckles and fly the earoplanes.
Following an eventful bovine encounter last week, I'm wondering whether cows may present a particular threat to the iPod generation.
It would be useful to find out whether the unfortunate hikers were listening to music, and if so, what.
McH, please regale us with how you were attacked? Bonus points if calves, your dog, or 'they came out of nowhere' feature in the story.
Sorry to disappoint, MW, but there was no real risk to life and limb; it was more of a siege than a melee.
It did however, involve calves - and a decidedly grumpy bull. The full story (and picture) can be found over at the Tavern.
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