Black & white photo of a man standing with a bull. The bull is facing to the right, showing its full right side fo the camera. The man is standing up to 6'/2 meters behind the bull, in an attempt to force perspective & make the bull look larger. (Hunters do this a lot when taking photos with their catch- once you get used to seeing it, the photo trick really stands out.)

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   Sarah Taber (sarahtaber@mastodon.online)'s status on Monday, 18-Mar-2024 14:37:23 JST Sarah Taber

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   And we're off!

   1/ Ireland has a long history of smallish cattle. Here's a guy posing with a bull, with some forced perspective to make this compact king look like full-sized.

   Why small cows? They weigh less.

   That's a big plus in Ireland. When it's rainy, big heavy cows can easily tear up sod with their weight. Next thing you know the pasture is a music festival-style mudpit. The grass can take years to grow back right.

   You can avoid all of that just by having smaller cows!