This is for a school paper, so if the answer is yes, what source of information or facts or findings from a proven experiment would support that conclusion.
2007-10-23 12:18:55 · 22 answers · asked by tbmopar 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
bulls are colour blind*** idiot ...
2007-10-23 12:27:16 · answer #1 · answered by Devils advocate 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Mythbusters answered this question
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Myth Description: Will a bull charge a red flag due to color alone?
MythBusters on the bust: Tory, Grant, and Kari
Hypothesis: ----
Procedure/Experimental Design: First, the build team put 3 flags: red, blue, and white in a bull ring. The bull ignored them, so they made the blue one move. The bull went after that. Then, they made soft dummies of themselves and made each one a different color: red, blue, or white. They put these in the ring. The bull ignored them, so Grant made the blue move. The bull attacked it. As a final test, Tory (voluntarily) went into the ring dressed entirely in red. He didn't move, but there were others running around in the ring. The bull went after the others instead of Tory.
Results: The bulls tended to be more attacted to movement than color.
Conclusion: The color had nothing to do with where the bull went.
Busted or Not Busted: ---- Busted
2007-10-23 19:22:17 · answer #2 · answered by Meep, the Kind Wolf 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
As previous answers say, bovines (bulls and cows) are color blind. What they are attacking is movement. A moving red, green, or blue cape will get the same reactions. If you do not move when the bull first sees you, he, as a general rule, will not attack. So, a bunch of idiots running like mad (the Running of the Bulls) will drive them nuts.
2007-10-23 19:32:32 · answer #3 · answered by oldwolf1951 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no, bulls are color blind in the red spectrum. They orient on the movement. The red is vry flashy and makes for a good show to the crowd, plus can help hide blood if the bulfighter gets gored.
2007-10-23 19:22:14 · answer #4 · answered by Shredded Cottage Cheese 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In a bullfight the bull reacts to the movement of the cape, not the color red
2007-10-23 19:22:06 · answer #5 · answered by Tiger by the Tail 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bulls are color blind by what I heard on TV and a documentary about the Running of the Bulls...
2007-10-23 19:21:21 · answer #6 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's the movement that attracts it, not the color. Bulls are colorblind. The capes are red to hide blood spatter.
2007-10-23 19:22:49 · answer #7 · answered by Bellicosa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The bull reacts to the movement of the Matador. That is why they react to the Matador brandishing and waving things.
2007-10-23 19:38:40 · answer #8 · answered by Lizbiz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, bulls are colorblind, the only reason they attack when someone waves a red piece of cloth is because the waving annoys them.
2007-10-23 19:24:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it is the movement of an object, bulls are actually color blind
2007-10-23 19:22:18 · answer #10 · answered by -luke 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No like most animals they see things in black and white and grays. When the red flag is waved in front of them it is the waving of the flag that angers them not the colour
2007-10-23 19:21:37 · answer #11 · answered by Shaz 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋