Posted on 08/28/2009 10:51:46 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
In the picturesque Swiss village of Lauterbrunnen the locals are worried.
Dozens of alpine cows appear to be committing suicide by throwing themselves off a cliff near the small village in the Alps.
In the space of just three days 28 cows and bulls have mysteriously died after they plunged hundreds of metres to rocks below where they were killed instantly.
In each case local mountain rescue services using a helicopter had to be called in to remove the bodies because of the danger to the local groundwater of pollution.
A police spokesman said: 'There are no large carnivores living in the Alps anymore who would once have disposed of the bodies so they have to be moved.
'We are investigating because cows growing up in the mountains normally can estimate dangers and do not plunge down cliffs.'
According to local reports there had been violent thunderstorms in the area which may well have have spooked the animals.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Way to go, class! You’ve now mastered the first step of BASE jumping. Next time, please do remember to use your parachutes.
I think its silly drunk Swiss frat boys taking cow tipping to the extreme........
Now you know where moguls come from.........
It’s not an urban legend. It’s a myth cooked up by Disney’s mondo film crew who tossed lemmings in the air.
Very good!
Off key yodelers??
Check this one out. It's a link at the lemming-cow story.
Don’t think for one second that it will SAVE your screen. Someone’s bound to hurl on it.
LOL...my boss told me I owe him a diet coke and a new keyboard.
So the antelope was the real cheat-ah.
Make sure you're wearing these for your own protection though.
They must be as sick of the sycophants bearing accolades to Ted Kennedy as I am. Where is the nearest cliff?
So, what’s their beef?
Mooooooooood swings.
Ye gahds, I thought I was the only one who remembered Luscious Jackson.
Yes, very beautiful place!
That was one special antelope. Since antelope are under lions and hyenas on the food chain, they usually lie down and accept their fate when a huge predator catches them. This one actually tricked two big, toothy killers and won its life. We should track it down and get it to replace some RINO in congress or the senate. It would vote better.
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