Quote Originally Posted by wheezing donkey View Post
But whilst they are rotting down, they pose a threat to livestock, particularly sheep. If you've ever been at a Lakeland Classics race where Joss is handing out the prizes, he nearly always rounds off with the comment, "Please take your banana skins home; if the sheep attempt to eat them, it's a big vets' bill."
I'm sure Joss is correct, but logically it seems odd that a ruminant, which is so well-adapted to chewing and digesting plant-based food, would be threatened by a banana skin.