Bart Bear's Blog

Yes, there really are blue cows on Norfolk Island. My friends Robyn and Jap breed them on their farm. The cows are called Norfolk Blues, and they have just been registered as a new breed. Robyn also runs the "Norfolk Blue" ressertorornt (I still can't spell restaurant), where the Oldies tell me they found the best people-type food on the island. Now, you all know how Mum is about cows. She thinks they are the bestest critters on Earth, so on the afternoon of our last day on the island she had a really special treat. Robyn and Jap took us out to where the cows were and let Mum feed some of them. Like most cows, they were very curious and came close to see what we were up to. As soon as they realized the plastic bag had food in it they were Mum's friends and Mum was in heaven. I learned a couple of facts that you might like to remember for your next trivia night; cows will actually eat bread, cows won't eat bread that another cow has slobbered on, cows love bananas and won't eat anything else if they think there is a banana in the bag. The one critter that Mum didn't get really close to was the big blue bull. She fed him some bread, but he was safely on the other side of an electric fence. No doubt about Norfolk, it's a really special place. The scenery is as good as anywhere on Earth, the water is warm and clear, the food is great and nowhere else in the whole wide world can you find blue cows like these.

Labels: animals, Norfolk Island