Does the color red make bulls angry?
Directly from MSN Encarta Encyclopedia in an entry explaining bullfighting: “The bull instinctively goes for the cloth because it is a large, moving target, not because of its color; bulls are color blind and charge just as readily at the inside of the cape, which is yellow.” Here’s the direct link http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761559854/bullfighting.html Also, if you’d like a basic intro & culturally biased explanation of the meaning of bullfighting, try this interesting page http://www.ctcv.org/bullfight101/index.htm According to this site, bullfighting is neither a sport or a fight. It’s an art form and the matador is preforming a dance in three acts. The color of the matadors ‘suit of light’ and cape is always bright and vivid. It’s only in the final act that the red cape is brought out. Bulls are raised on a ranch as fighting bulls and must be at least 4 years old before they enter the ring. During this time the bulls have minimal exposure to humans and never see a man with
