Which animal displays the most interesting gender differences?

Which animal displays the most interesting gender differences?

I’ve always been amused by the gender differences with Cattle.

Cows are relatively non-threatening, typically not aggressive, many willing to let you come and pet them.

Bulls - not so much. Many resemble steroid injected versions, muscled, with horns they aren’t afraid to use.

And I don’t fault them. Their genes charge them with protecting herds of relatively defenseless cows.

The dimorphism between cows and bulls never seems more on display than in Bull Riding, a popular sport in the United States.

It is a relatively simple sport, if you stay on the bull for 8 seconds you win.

But it is really two sports.

There are the riders. And there are the bulls. Each set have their own ranking systems and point allocations given.

Now if you are someone who roots for the bull, I have someone for you to meet.

Insert Bushwacker.

As a calf, his owners noted that he was particularly irritable and aggressive.

He frequently would not cooperate, or try to charge and challenge his trainers.

They knew they had a special bull on their hands though.

They continued training and raising the calf.

He eventually emerged into a 775 KG ball of muscle, attitude and sheer athleticism.

When he entered the sport of Bullriding, he immediately made a name for himself, making quick work of every rider.

His attitude, combined with his incredible athletic ability, made him a terrifying ride.

But what does it mean to be an athletic bull?

For starters, he was able to go almost completely vertical with his hind legs when bucking.

He had explosive power. Upon opening the gate, he went from a standstill, to an unpredictable twitch and explosion in random directions.

He had the ability to leap, repeatedly, as if bouncing off the ground, several meters straight up into the air while spinning.

I’m not sure I’ve seen a cow leave the ground like that.

Bushwacker went on a meteoric run, being featured on ESPN and many other outlets as he went on to set the world record for most consecutive buckoffs.

For 42 straight rides he sent a Who’s Who list of champion Bull Riders flying off of him like dolls.

He is considered the Michael Jordan of Bulls in this sport.

So where is he now?

He is now in retirement.

And it is a cozy retirement at that.

His chief job is to relax in pastures, be comfortable, eat grass and make babies with any of his 20 cows.

And despite his warrior past:

He’s actually a rather gentle father.

Picture Source Wikipedia

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