Bullfighting
Photos from Japan's Ancient Bullfighting Ritual
In Spain, matador vs bull often ends in at least one gory death. Japan's centuries-old tradition sees two bulls peacefully wrestling one another.
A Look at the Life of the Most Gored Bullfighter in Modern History
Antonio Barrera is not a great matador.
California Has the Most Peaceful Bullfights on Earth
Here, the bullfighting is bloodless. Bulls wear a Velcro patch on their shoulders while men on horseback try to tag them with Velcro-tipped darts.
The Beauty and Moral Ambiguity of Bullfighting
"When you come home, it's like you've been to the moon because there's no point in telling anybody. They don't understand."
Annons
An Ex-Bullfighter
A bull named Terciopelo [Velvet] gored the Colombian bullfighter Álvaro Múnera, aka “El Pilarico,” in 1984, confining him to a wheelchair for life.