Are bulls really bothered or get mad if they see the color red?

Question

Ive always wondered and it seems to be that they do get mad at the color red but im not sure.

Answer 1

No it's not the colour.  They will get mad at any colour as long as it is moving.  It's really the movement that bulls go after, that's why Matadors don't run they stand still.  I believe the colour is more of a traditional thing - like signifying anger/blood/courage etc.

Answer 2

I think I read somewhere that they are actually colorblind, and they react to the motion of the cape.

Answer 3

Strangely enough bulls are colorblind. To a bull's eye, a red cape is a gray cape. The red cape, which inspired the phrase "seeing red," is purely a theatrical tradition.

However, to a bull bred exclusively for aggressiveness, that flapping cape can prove very irritating. A nimals bred for bullfighting are tested around the age of three for aggressiveness before they go into the ring. The orneriest ones make the cut.

It's also worth pointing out that the animal in question has already been stabbed several times at the base of the neck. This happens early in the bullfight, and is performed by a gentleman known as a "picador."

And as we discovered on the Bullfighting FAQ website, two kinds of capes are used in bullfighting. The capote is a large, flowing cape which is magenta and yellow. The muleta, a smaller red cape, is used exclusively by the matador for the faena, or the final, fatal segment of the bullfight.