Friday, 29 December 2017

Carnivore Cows

Cannibal cows (well meat eating, but cannibal scans better), were reported in Nakura County Kenya by the Daily Nation newspaper, when a farmer said that two of his sheep had been killed by horn goring, and then partially eaten by one of his cows.

Cannibal Cow Eats Farner
Cannibal Cows

A local agricultural officer said that a recent hard drought may have left some animals lacking essential minerals, and that the cows may have been trying to replace these nutrients from their diets - see also the deadly ducks in Romania ...

Cannibal Cows A Sign Of Things To Come
Cannibal Cows A Sign Of Things To Come

.... when herbivores start becoming carnivores, you know that we have really screwed the environment up.

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