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Cow's Tail Weather Folklore

By Brandon Butcher

Story Published: Mar 26, 2007 at 9:26 AM EST

Story Updated: Mar 26, 2007 at 9:26 AM EST

This saying is purely New England, and has a lot of truth to it. Most grazing animals do so with their tails to the wind. This really has less to do with the tail, and more with the head. For defense, animals often naturally orient themselves in such a way to come across the scent of potential predators as it is carried by the wind. Often in New England, the onshore Easterly breeze is the one most often associated with the nasty weather. Hence, forecasting by the cow's tail.

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