"well..." Part of the reason for it being red is to hide the blood from the already bleeding bull another reason is tradition. Not to mention that the color red typically symbolizes anger and aggression; it is a flashy color and s...
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"The actual fight is divided into 3 parts. At the beginning, the matadors enter the arena. Then the bull is sent out. The matadors use pink capes to "dance" with the bull for several minutes. ... The matadors then charge the bull with two short flowery spears that they stick in each side of the bull. This is called...
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Bullfighting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bullfighting also known as tauromachy (from Greek ταυρομαχία - tauromachia , "bull-fight"), is a traditional spectacle of Spain, Portugal, some cities in southern France, several Latin American...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullfighting
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Bulls do NOT charge because a Matador's cape is red. They charge because of the movement of the cape. ... After the bull is trained to charge the cape and it has reduced its area of protection to just a few feet, a Matador will show you his individual personality by the combination and variations on these passes.
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www.coolquiz.com/trivia/explain/docs/bulls.asp
www.coolquiz.com/trivia/explain/docs/bulls.asp
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Bullfighting is the greatest sport in Spain and a very important one in many other countries. People are quite excited about this sport all over the world. The lovers of this sport believe certain things about it and nothing can change thei...
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Is it something they're bred to do, or are they bo ... Bulls, like most animals, are color blind. I believe you are referring to bull fighting, were the matadorswaves some red cape and they charge. It is the waving motion, and not the color, that gets them to charge.
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The footmen work the bull with large magenta and gold capes while carefully appraising the bulls agility, intelligence, sight and strength. It’s very important for the matador to ... The large cape is exchanged for the small red muleta, ... These animals instinctively charge at anything that moves. Unlike domestic bulls,
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The reason being that if this is the case, they may charge the man, instead of the cape.The selection of bulls is determined by drawing lots on the morning of the corrida. ... During the preliminary phase the footmen, peones or capeadores work the bull with large magenta and gold capes while carefully appraising its agility,
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www.andalucia.com/bullfight/guide.htm
www.andalucia.com/bullfight/guide.htm
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Tests have shown that bulls will charge any color. They are charging because they are being tormented (and drugged) by the matador and others in the ring. The red capes are used only for tradition (and theatrics).
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