Why does a bull in a bullfight attack not a matador, but a red cape? Detailed answer

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Why does a bull in a bullfight attack not a matador, but a red cape?

A bull in a bullfight attacks a matador's red cloak, called a muleta, not at all because red color irritates him - after all, cows do not distinguish colors. In fact, the bull reacts to movement when the bullfighter swings the muleta. And red was historically chosen to make the bull's blood less noticeable.

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Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian polar explorer, was the first to reach the South Pole by hoisting the Norwegian flag on December 14, 1911.

On January 17, 1912, an English expedition led by Robert Falcon Scott arrived at the Pole - to their greatest disappointment, to see the flag hoisted by Amundsen.

The expeditions reached the Pole by various routes and were equipped differently. Amundsen took the shorter route. Along the way, he set up camps with enough provisions for the return. As a vehicle, he used a sleigh drawn by Eskimo dogs, accustomed to extreme climatic conditions.

Unlike the Norwegians, the British went to the Pole on a motor sled, and the dogs were taken only in case the sled failed. The sleigh quickly broke down, and there were too few dogs. The polar explorers were forced to leave part of the cargo and harness themselves to the sled. The track Scott walked along was 150 kilometers longer than Amundsen's. On the way back, Scott and his companions died.

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