[Taxacom] A Fundamental Question for All of You Taxacomers

[Frederick W Schueler]

Kenneth Kinman wrote:
>  I would be interested to know how animals like
> wildebeests (or other wild bovids) react to windy, inclement, weather.
> Do they react normally or more like cows?

* all I've ever heard about this, is that Bison face into the wind 
because they've got such excellent anterior insulation. Does anyone know 
of experiments with shaven Bison that might bear on this?

my contribution to the battle of the 2-cents-worth,

fred.
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