 Poster: A snowHead
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My father who posts under the nome de plume of riverman is going out to Wegen for a holiday in a couple of weeks, should he be concerned about mooicidal cows?
http://www.jungfrauzeitung.ch/artikel/97217/
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| There was a nasty shock in store for a herdswoman on Tuesday, when she discovered the carcasses of an entire herd of 28 cattle at the foot of a cliff above Alp Sous in the municipality of Lauterbrunnen. It is thought the herd fell over the edge some time between Sunday afternoon and Tuesday morning, plunging several hundred metres. The cattle were on the alp for summer grazing and belonged to several Bernese Oberland farmers. The carcasses were retrieved by helicopter on Thursday morning and taken to Zweilütschinen, where they were examined by a veterinarian, a gamekeeper and police experts before being taken for disposal. No traces were found of a wild animal attack. The incident was an item on Swiss television’s main evening news programme. It is possible that thunderstorms occurring in the area at the time frightened the herd. |
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Tosca, I wondered where in the area they were after they were all over the local radio (in Geneva). You wouldn't have wanted to be below them...
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Sounds udderly ridiculous to me. 
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Most unusual, something obviously scared them, I suppose it could have been a thunderstorm, but despite there being no evidence of tracks in the area I know that the Jungfrau region does have some local form of the European Lynx (Mountain lion) or I suppose they could have been scared by dogs off of leads
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Coastal sheep farmers regularly lose sheep over cliffs due to dogs chasing sheep in coastal fields, and occasionally cattle. I wouldn't have wantes to be under the cliff however.
There is a place where native American Indians used to drive bison to their deaths called prosaically Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump - more info here There haven't been any sightings of a half clothed man with feathers in his hair and a tomohawk near Wengen have there? 
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I suppose they could have been scared by dogs off of leads
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Possible, but I've seen the way cows out in alpine meadows deal with dogs. Was over in spain caving a few years ago and a spanish tourist let their alsatian of the lead. Preceded to chase one of the cows. As soon as it got close the cow hit it with a well directed kick to the sternum and the dog ran off yelping with its tail between its legs.
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I doubt if there is much danger from mooicidal cows but there have been reports (in German) of cows attacking tourists this summer. However, most of the cows I have seen have seemed very friendly, so I wouldn't worry too much  .
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Hurtle,
And I got a moo-vellous 6 out of 6 in the quiz, though some answers were pure guesses.
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Cowabunga dude! 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I've been outdoors all this summer, I felt like jumping to lauterbrunnen a few times until august saved us all.
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