I was amazed when I observed a Highland cow reaching up and grabbing leaves from a tree in the ground of Paxton House in the Scottish Borders. In the true cinematic tradition of it being hard to work with kids or animals, by the time I got my Flip video recorder out, I only managed to capture one shot of the beast eating leaves, after he had been munching furiously during my approach.

I hung around for a few minutes, hoping he would be tempted by some succulent, fresh leaves. However he decided to stick to the more accessible, traditional food supply of the grass beneath his feet.