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Colour Perception in Fighting Cattle.
Author:  Riol, J.A.; Sánchez, J.M.; Eguren, V.G.; Gaudioso, V.R.
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Location:  Centro del Toro de Lidia
Summary:
Eight adult cows of the fighting breed were studied using the discrimination conditioning method to determine the differentiation of 7 colours (violet, blue, green, yellowish green, yellow, orange and red) from grey samples equivalent in brightness. It was concluded that these animals perceived and differentiated perfectly colour stimuli with long and medium wavelength (between 550 and 700 nm), but experienced considerable difficulty in perceiving short-wavelength colours (between 400 and 500 nm). The similarities and differences of the results obtained with respect to other cattle breeds, and the possible implications of the colour vision of the fighting cattle in their
behaviour during the bullfight are discussed.
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