Cows are Curious

"Gramps" left an interesting comment regarding what it takes to impress a cow at an earlier post. It reminded me of an aside in the book "Spook" by Mary Roach in which she mentions getting a cow's attention and then laying down. (We can all provide our own jokes viz a viz that last turn of phrase.) I have been meaning to try this myself:

"Roach: When I was in college, I got into a late-night argument with somebody about whether cows are curious. He said to me, this guy Brian, that if you go out in a field and do this they'll come over. I didn't believe him, so the next chance I got I went out into a pasture and the cows were a couple football fields away; they were pretty far away. I shouted, and they looked. Then I lay down, and they literally galloped over to me and formed a ring around me.

I did it in Ireland and I've done it in California. Both times, the cows came over. Cows are curious.

Dave: Were you scared at all the first time when the galloping started?

Roach: A little nervous when they came thundering over, but I assumed they would stop. Supposedly, it's like if a buffalo herd comes charging at you, you're supposed to just put your hand out and they'll go around you. I don't really want to give that one a whirl, though."