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The Rectangular Cows: Geometric Livestock Depicted in 19th-Century British Paintings
(rarehistoricalphotos.com)
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This isn't a mystery, it says in a few historical farming guides that when your livestock get a boxy look, you've done a good job and they are ready for slaughter. Artists take this idea and create an unrealistic ideal. It's no different a phenomenon than giant anime tiddies.