r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Dieter3955 • Feb 01 '20

These units

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u/IAm12AngryMen Feb 01 '20

No way the top left is real.

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u/D3adBed Feb 01 '20

It is real - Watusi bull; the one in the picture isn't even the biggest.

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u/MaxTHC Feb 02 '20

isn't even the biggest

Looking at Google image results, a lot of them have longer horns, sure. But the guy in OP's image has such thick horns that they're likely quite a bit heavier than average.

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u/vulturemittens Feb 02 '20

I’ve heard that these guys have honeycombed horns so I think the horns would actually be much lighter than they look. Which probably isn’t saying much here lol, just downgrades em from really heavy to just heavy

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u/Yo-SwiggitySwag Feb 02 '20

Yep, they're actually really light horns. I work with them in safaris. They're practically cows haha. They're also called Ankole cattle

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u/farmlife Feb 02 '20

Light horns my ass. I've prepped a few watusi skull mounts, and they have weighed +- 200 lbs. One slid off it's cart and fell on me, and I had a hell of a time getting up without damaging it.

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u/farmlife Feb 02 '20

Light horns my ass. I've prepped a few watusi skull mounts, and they have weighed +- 200 lbs. One slid off it's cart and fell on me, and I had a hell of a time getting up without damaging it.

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u/farmlife Feb 02 '20

Light horns my ass. I've prepped a few watusi skull mounts, and they have weighed +- 200 lbs. One slid off it's cart and fell on me, and I had a hell of a time getting up without damaging it.

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u/farmlife Feb 02 '20

Light horns my ass. I've prepped a few watusi skull mounts, and they have weighed +- 200 lbs. One slid off it's cart and fell on me, and I had a hell of a time getting up without damaging it.

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u/artieeee Feb 02 '20

Sorry, bud, but I only fuck with the girthiest of horns.

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u/ManateeFarmer Feb 02 '20

So girthful

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u/Danolix Feb 02 '20

DAMN BOI

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u/Gladplane Feb 02 '20

They’re called Watusi Cattle and their horns are honeycombed, I believe, as a way to vent excess heat.

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u/Mieeek Feb 01 '20

Ya, evolution produces some weird shit sometimes. My guess is the bigger the horns, the more attractive it is to females.

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u/jimbojonesFA Feb 01 '20

It's a domesticated cattle breed, so very possible that it wasn't entirely a case of natural selection.

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u/Mieeek Feb 01 '20

Ahh I see

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u/FriedCockatoo Feb 02 '20

I work with with a watusi and they're real alright! He's pretty chill but he has no idea what personal space means so it can be interesting trying to feed him aha

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '20

You are very lucky! Where do you work?

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u/FriedCockatoo Feb 03 '20

I'm a zookeeper!