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Here we go again... these things seem to happen surprisingly frequently, which has driven all kinds of conspiracy theories for decades. See [1]. [1] https://e

Here we go again... these things seem to happen surprisingly frequently, which has driven all kinds of conspiracy theories for decades. See [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattle_mutilation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattle_mutilation

mattnewport 7y ago
Yeah, my immediate thought was that it sounds like the chupacabra https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chupacabra https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chupacabra and I was surprised it wasn't mentioned.
snowwrestler 7y ago
I think there’s a good chance that these are being done by people because cattle mutilations are such a long running famous mystery. That is, I think the likeliest explanation is that people are doing this for no other purpose than for it to be noticed and wondered at. Human motivations are weird and irrational and there is plenty of evidence that some people will go to great lengths to make themselves feel entertained, smart, superior. There’s a long tradition of bored people doing weird things just to wind everyone up from behind the scenes. There is nothing physically unexplainable here. The scene could be created by a couple of people with a sharp knife and some experience with butchering animals.
- mdorazio 7y ago
  The only mystery to me is how they deposit the dead cows without leaving obvious tracks. I assume the ranchers who often claim that there aren't any tracks just kind of suck at finding them. Or that the pranksters bring a broom to hide them afterward. It's kind of a dick move in any case, though. Cattle aren't cheap and killing them for no reason is just destructive.
- sliken 7y ago
  Heh, it's not for the notice and wonder. These cows are after all quite expensive. It's for the insurance money.
- anjel 7y ago
  Much like crop circles, and gerbil stuffing, seductive bs goes viral and becomes, in fact a thing. File under: humans being.

mattnewport 7y ago

Yeah, my immediate thought was that it sounds like the chupacabra https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chupacabra https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chupacabra and I was surprised it wasn't mentioned.

snowwrestler 7y ago

I think there’s a good chance that these are being done by people because cattle mutilations are such a long running famous mystery. That is, I think the likeliest explanation is that people are doing this for no other purpose than for it to be noticed and wondered at. Human motivations are weird and irrational and there is plenty of evidence that some people will go to great lengths to make themselves feel entertained, smart, superior. There’s a long tradition of bored people doing weird things just to wind everyone up from behind the scenes. There is nothing physically unexplainable here. The scene could be created by a couple of people with a sharp knife and some experience with butchering animals.

mdorazio 7y ago
The only mystery to me is how they deposit the dead cows without leaving obvious tracks. I assume the ranchers who often claim that there aren't any tracks just kind of suck at finding them. Or that the pranksters bring a broom to hide them afterward. It's kind of a dick move in any case, though. Cattle aren't cheap and killing them for no reason is just destructive.
sliken 7y ago
Heh, it's not for the notice and wonder. These cows are after all quite expensive. It's for the insurance money.
anjel 7y ago
Much like crop circles, and gerbil stuffing, seductive bs goes viral and becomes, in fact a thing. File under: humans being.