One must assume the cattle now in among the sheep in the grassy pasture are intended for the moor on the other side of the fence. They are not the highland cows in the picture on SWT's notice. And nobody could call them happy. This morning they were huddled against the wall looking for all the world as if life had dealt them a pretty poor hand. But they're not there to be happy. They are working animals.
Early yesterday two groups of deer were looking alert and wary as we approached but as content and relaxed as free spirited animals could be. It would be interesting to see what difference the presence of serious predators might have on their behaviour. I can believe their general wariness would increase but not that they would look as miserable as the cattle.
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