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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I dunno. They are 10-15 times as big as me but when I walk up to my brother's cows in his feedlot and wave a handful of grass at them they sook and jump back (a dozen or so since they tend to crowd together). Then ever so slowly, if I stand still, they draw closer until one sticks its head out and checks out the grass, at which point the others figure out there's a treat. There are tricks for setting things up to load them into trailers or direct them into pens because they think a dark space is a wall.

What you're describing reflects the way they see, and also their reaction to unfamiliar things. That doesn't mean they aren't intelligent or emotionally complex. Plenty of humans react poorly in unfamiliar situations and/or when their sensory input is not a good match for the situation.

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I think that what people see as stupidity in animals is often just an animal showing the difference in perception between animals and people.[/quote]

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