Cow

cow, steer, bull, calf, or heifer

Description

A cow is a four legged mammal. Cows are often used as livestock for meat, milk, and hides. Cows are white, brown, black, grey, and vary in many differnt unique patterns between these colors.

Characteristics

The unique characteristics of a cow is that they have a very strong sense of smell. Cows can perceive smells at a distance of up to ten kilometres. Cows have better hearing than people too.

Why Cows?

I chose a cow for my animal because they are my favorite animals. I have a lot of cows and bulls and growing up with these types of animals has changed my perspective of them. I find cows very interesting and I love to see the different personalities that cows show once they're comfortable with you.
Britannica Cows

Fun Facts

  • Cows can sleep while standing.
  • Cows can see almost 360 degrees.
  • More than 800 different cattle breeds exist.
  • Cows are very social and don't like to be alone.
  • Cows have no upper front teeth.
    • Breed Origin Horn status
    Red Angus United States, Australia Polled
    Braford United States, Australia May be horned or polled
    Brangus United States Polled

    lloorraa. Cow . wikimedia.org (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cow-3723550.jpg)

    Pikaluk. Portrait of a cattle. wikimedia.org (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cow_portrait.jpg)

    This page is created by Lyla August 29, 2024

    Sources:

    Chippewa Valley Technical College (https://www.cvtc.edu/news-events/blog/5-fun-facts-you-need-to-know-about-cows)
    Red Angus (https://www.thecattlesite.com/breeds/beef/99/red-angus/#:~:text=The%20Red%20Angus%20is%20similar,size%20with%20a%20beefy%20carcase.&text=It%20is%20red%20in%20colour,passed%20on%20to%20the%20calves.)