I would think that Winsor is closer to the facts. As a former farm boy,
cows (among many other animals) face into inclement wind and weather
because their exposed cross section is diminished and the fact that
their hair/fur is laid back front to back and they can keep the trapped
insulating air barrier from being disturbed and stay warmer.
Rand E.
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"John A. Lind" wrote:
>
> At 20:06 4/20/02, Winsor Crosby wrote:
>
> >I have noticed that flocks of seagulls on the beach usually face into the
> >wind too. I had supposed that it is efficient because they are streamlined
> >and a blast of icy wind up the tailfeathers is not so pleasant. I would
> >imagine that streamlining does not have much to do with a cow, but the
> >other part might apply.
> >--
> >Winsor Crosby
> >Long Beach, California
>
> I was thinking more about keeping the olfactory intake upwind and the
> exhaust port downwind, but maybe cows aren't as sensitive to their own
> odoriferous characteristics as humans are.
>
> -- John
>
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