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Cows swept off island during Hurricane Dorian found after swimming for miles
The Guardian ^ | 13 Nov 2019 | Edward Helmore

Posted on 11/13/2019 3:17:10 PM PST by DUMBGRUNT

Cows missing for two months were located on North Carolina’s Outer Banks after ‘mini tsunami’ carried wildlife away...

They were presumed dead, but Cape Lookout National Seashore staff spotted one of the cows on another barrier island a month after the storm. That sighting was followed by two more, apparently grazing peaceably. A picture of the rangy-looking trio is now on Facebook.

Cows are recognized as adept swimmers comfortable with covering a few hundred yards. But swimming miles of open water in a hurricane is outside their general range of expertise.

(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: cows; mooo; survivors; swim
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To: DUMBGRUNT

“Water? Are you crazy? I never drink water: cows swim in it!”


21 posted on 11/13/2019 4:03:13 PM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: mrsmith

“Water? Are you crazy? I never drink water: cows swim in it!”

That and Giardia can ruin your day.


22 posted on 11/13/2019 4:08:02 PM PST by DUMBGRUNT
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To: DUMBGRUNT

If these moo cows would give the drowning polar bears swimming lessons, we could forget about all this global warming crapola.


23 posted on 11/13/2019 4:09:03 PM PST by FirstFlaBn
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To: DUMBGRUNT
But swimming miles of open water in a hurricane is outside their general range of expertise.

I would argue that they didn't have much choice.

Swim or die.

24 posted on 11/13/2019 4:15:46 PM PST by Alas Babylon! (The media is after us. Trump's just in the way.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

A lot of those barrier islands have ponies on them. I don’t think anyone knows how they got there. Maybe they swam.


25 posted on 11/13/2019 4:28:20 PM PST by yarddog ( For I am persuaded.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Did they catch a steering current?


26 posted on 11/13/2019 4:35:05 PM PST by left that other site (For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
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27 posted on 11/13/2019 4:48:39 PM PST by moovova
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To: moovova

“I didn’t laugh, I didn’t cry
I just thanked God that cows don’t fly”


28 posted on 11/13/2019 4:52:05 PM PST by DUMBGRUNT
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To: moovova

Same cow.


29 posted on 11/13/2019 4:55:12 PM PST by Psalm 73 ("I will now proceed to entangle the entire area".)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

If I have seen further than other men, it is only because I have stood upon the shoulder of cows.


30 posted on 11/13/2019 5:14:13 PM PST by fruser1
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To: fruser1

This is crazy, it’s obvious, they were picked up
by aliens and left to fatten up on the islands.


31 posted on 11/13/2019 5:18:47 PM PST by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: fruser1

Isaac?

Isaac N. is that you?


32 posted on 11/13/2019 5:19:11 PM PST by DUMBGRUNT
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To: mrsmith

In the 64 flood a bull went down the Klamath river and out to sea. Ended up in Crescent City.

Memorial To Captain Courageous - Hero Floating Bull

https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/21872


33 posted on 11/13/2019 5:23:19 PM PST by Lurkina.n.Learnin (If you want a definition of "bullying" just watch the Democrats in the Senate)
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To: moovova

The producers of that movie ought to be up on charges of destroying a classic Jeep pickup.


34 posted on 11/13/2019 5:26:02 PM PST by wally_bert (Your methods were a little incomplete, you too for that matter.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

The Far Side comes to reality.


35 posted on 11/13/2019 5:58:07 PM PST by reed13k (For evil to triumph it is only necessary that good men do nothing)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

I, for one, welcome our new bovine overlords.


36 posted on 11/13/2019 6:19:57 PM PST by rwfok
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To: DUMBGRUNT
Iron Cow

There was contoversey in the last two events.

Several Steers had entered the races identifying as Cows.

Two of these Steers placed first & second 2 years ago.

The latest race, Steers took the first three places.

The sanctioning authoring refused to distinguish the obvious biological differences of Cows and Steers.

Numerous Cows expressed intent to not participate in this year's upcoming event.

37 posted on 11/13/2019 6:29:47 PM PST by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's fore sure)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

The cream always rises to the top. No surprises here.


38 posted on 11/15/2019 10:11:08 AM PST by caddie (We must all become Trump, starting now!)
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To: caddie

The cream always rises to the top.

Whipped cream in this case?


39 posted on 11/15/2019 11:47:32 AM PST by DUMBGRUNT
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