Swiss Cows Fight to Be Queen

[ccharles000]

GRIMENTZ, Switzerland (June 14) -- Furie and Cigale eye each other warily, take a step forward and lock horns.
It's an ancient ritual, one that plays out each summer high in the Swiss Alps, as cows battle to be queen and villagers come to watch.

Judges record every fight as spectators sit on the surrounding mountainside, sipping local wines and cheering their family herd. But it is the cows who choose who to fight and who will reign supreme at the end of the season.

"They've been doing this ever since my grandparents were young, and even before that," says Marthe Vianin, once the proud owner of several fighting cows. "It's hundreds of years old."

Vianin, in her sixties, has come to watch her son's two cows — Tzardon and Bamby — take on champions from other herds.

Down in the corral, Bergamote faces off a challenge from Berkane with a fierce stare and a tussle of horns. No harm done. Still, there are clearly some seasoned fighters in this contest, judging from the scars they bear from past battles.
Locals insist the bovine power-struggle is both humane and irrepressible.
"It's very rare for them to hurt themselves," says Vianin.

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[foxfeet]

1. Why did my mind immediately go to Carrie Prejean?

[SoCalDem]

2. Did the winner have "udder augmentation"?

[BlueJazz]

3. Your Cow has some pretty sexy Moooooves...

[Berry Cool]

4. I heard the winner said she doesn't believe in "opposite milking."

[Skittles]

5. you want I should kick some bovine Queen ass, charles?

I could do that