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03-JUL-2004 John Waine

Sitting Bull

Royal Show, Stoneleigh, Warwickshire


Growing up on a farm with Pedigree Hereford Cattle, one bull always amused me by sitting up like a dog.
He was unusual because he stood up on his front legs first whereas 99.99% of cattle stand up hind-legs first.
Seeing this Hereford bull at the English Royal Show brought back memories of old 'Atok Barny'.

FujiFilm FinePix F601Z
1/60s f/2.8 at 9.4mm iso200 with Flash hide exif
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Date/Time03-Jul-2004 10:35:30
MakeFujiFilm
ModelFinePix F601 ZOOM
Flash UsedYes
Focal Length9.4 mm
Exposure Time1/60 sec
Aperturef/2.8
ISO Equivalent200
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programshutter priority (4)
Focus Distance1.240 m

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Cassie Lessen 17-Sep-2008 20:00
When my mom was in her teens she had lived on a farm. My grandfather owned quite a few cows and one day my mom was out in the pasture and she looked over and saw one of her cows sitting like a dog. His front legs where in between his back legs and she quickly ran in and grabbed her polaroid camera and snapped a picture. To this day she still has that picture and my older sister and I are getting it tattooed on us in rememberance of our grandfather. You'd be suprised at what cows are capable of doing.
laine8211-Aug-2006 20:47
He knows at his weight if he got down he would never get up again ! :>)
Bob Floyd02-Mar-2006 03:15
My my...this brings back memories for me as well. I grew up on a farm where my father ran cattle for beef. Those cattle were Herefords for the longest time. This could be any one of several bulls dad owned, although they all got up hind feet first as I recall. :)
Guest 13-Jan-2005 23:04

I agree... very, very unusual to see cattle stand up this way.