Unexpected travel situation...

Traffic congested with oxen on the road.

We usually see beautiful images here of our trips.

I wonder if anyone here has ever had strange or at least funny experiences on their travels…

I had the honor of going through an ox traffic jam on a road in Mato Grosso, here in Brazil.

I had already gone through similar situations in rural areas, but in the middle of the road, it had never happened, until that moment.

As I had a 360 camera in the car, I took the opportunity to record a video.

If you also have a photo or video of different situations, share it with us!

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:grinning: Nice video, @Eros_Hassen !

And nice idea!

Thank you for sharing! :pray:

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I only have the pictures of some “sacred cows”, taking advantage of their own sacredness, haha, and laying on the beach, in Calangute, India.

And an angry monkey, sitting in the middle of the street and starring at me, on my way from Bengaluru to Tiruvanamalai, same contry.

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Nice :ok_hand: video capture @Eros_Hassen :video_camera:

This is a common scene in some parts of northern India :india: and is a good break from the mad rush of driving on the freeways :motorway:

All those cows seen in Brazil are off-springs of a few dozens originally from India and donated about 60 yrs ago. This species from India is called the bos Indicus and is preferred for its high-quality milk over the bos Taurus variety. The bos Taurus is suitable for its meat but in India the holy cow, the bos Indicus is never killed for its meat - it is treated as a family member like a dog or cat in western countries.

Happy guiding :blush:

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@LiliSol Thank you! I’m glad you liked it!

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@LiliSol

hahaha, very good!
I loved the cows tanning the leather in the sun on the beach … in my video they were very white … kk

And the angry little monkey too … hahah

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@TusharSuradkar

How nice! I’m glad you liked the video!
It was a difficult opportunity to have a 360 camera available at that time. I tried to enjoy it.
Very interesting this information you brought us.
It really must be common there in India.
I am a vegetarian, I totally agree with this treatment, just like cats and dogs.
Thank you very much for the explanations!
You should also have very different or fun pictures out there …

@Eros_Hassen a herd of elks or a herd of mountain goats is a common traffic Jam in Jasper town. That’s a big herd of oxen there. Must have taken a while for you to get through that foot traffic.

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:joy: It is not the same for every cow…It depends on where you were born, as it is for human beings, haha…

India is a wonderful country, in any case. :slightly_smiling_face:

Thank you, @Eros_Hassen !

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Very rare moment @Eros_Hassen .

Maybe in the next future we should give board sign for special animal road LOL

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@user_not_found

Nice!
It must be very beautiful to see a herd of elks.
I have seen goats, but less.
I had never seen a large herd of oxen in the middle of a busy road until that moment … hahah
I need to visit Jasper Town …
Yes, it took me a while … But the path is part of the journey.

@Eros_Hassen there are hundreds or thousands of them in Jasper. They are Kings and Queens of the roads… Drivers have to yield. and they take so much time to move… they would stare at you first as if trying your patience… :smiley:

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@Nyainurjanah

hahah… true … it would be interesting to have a sign for the animals … maybe with drawings of pasture, water and landing, in their language … ahahah

@user_not_found ahhah … and they are right … they arrived before men … have the preference …

@Eros_Hassen Some people I think should study the language of the wild… haha

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@Eros_Hassen oh yeah… they are so much territorial and know their turf.

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Haha I actually love the video @Eros_Hassen :joy:

I actually have come across camel traffic jam along Abu Dhabi bypass road. But having cattle jamming traffic has been normalized in my country side in Nigeria, I don’t know for whatever reason though.

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@Nuhuu Wow, camel traffic must be a very interesting sight.
Glad you liked the video!

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@Eros_Hassen yes it was really.

Well been there done that.