Natural Histories - Cow

tjj T
tjj Jul 6, 2017 18:09:28

Stick a pair of headphones on and listen to this little Radio 4 programme about cows, the peaceful, cud-chewing beasts which have transformed societies back into prehistory. Not always so peaceful though.
Apparently the words chattel and capital come from cattle as cattle were once, and still are in some societies, a measurement of wealth. Movable wealth ie. chattels.
Programme 28 mins long.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08wp3gh

T thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jul 6, 2017 22:43:49
Replying to tjj

Thanks for this, have saved it for a bit of weekend relaxation. Not always a big fan of cows unless they have a fence between me and them, but they have had a massive impact on humanity.

S Sanctuary
Sanctuary Jul 7, 2017 07:00:00
Replying to tjj

https://youtu.be/48QuBPL8dPg

T tjj
tjj Jul 18, 2017 09:29:28
Replying to tjj

Off topic, never mind ... cows/cattle have been part of our story for millennia. Someone posted a video earlier that mentioned cows being responsible for 18% of the world's methane gases so here is a good news story.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/seaweed-shown-to-reduce-99-methane-from-cattle-1.3156975#.WWxtyaPbbSQ.twitter

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