Facts about cows

  • For one minute the cow makes about a hundred chewing movements, that is, about the same amount as a rabbit does.
  • Contrary to popular belief, bulls do not rush to red – these animals do not distinguish colors at all. And the bull rushes to the bullfighter, because he deliberately angers him with sharp movements.
  • On average, the milk cow gives around two hundred thousand glasses of milk throughout life.
  • The world’s largest cow weighed two and a quarter tons.
  • Cows know how to cry, like people or dolphins.
  • The most abundant mammals on earth are we humans, but cows take second place in this category.
  • What the cow eats, directly affects the taste of milk, which it then gives.
  • Cows on average live for about twenty years, although there are also long-livers. Bulls live less, for fifteen years.
  • The total mass of all cows on Earth is about three times the weight of all people.
  • Cows harm ecology more than cars. Their manure and simply intestinal gases contribute about 18% of the contribution to the greenhouse effect of our planet.
  • Zoologists say that these creatures are able to moo with eleven different intonations.
  • During the rest, cows are located along the lines of the magnetic field of our planet. Yes, they feel it, unlike us.
  • For killing a cow in Cuba, more severe punishment is required than even for killing a person.
  • Before the appearance of money in circulation among many peoples, the cow acted as a kind of currency, and in general a measure of other material values.
  • A herd of fifty cows per day can give up to a ton of milk.
  • Cows remember their name and respond to it, just like dogs.
  • Cows have a habit of licking those people they like.
  • The visual memory of these animals is good – they are able to recognize people, memorizing their faces.
  • In nature, cows feed their calves with milk until they are three years old.
  • Cow eyes provide it with an almost circular view – this is a way to protect against predators.