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submitted 10 months ago by Facelikeapotato@lemmy.ml to c/aww@lemmy.ml

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[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 39 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

i once saw a cow scratch its ear with its hind leg like cat. i had no idea they were that limber. i couldnt look away, completely stunned.

[–] vettnerk@lemmy.ml 26 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Bulls can lick their own balls.

Source: I grew up on a farm.

Also, cows have a lot in common with dogs, behavior wise. I think it comes with being herd animals.

[–] Decentralizr@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

To be fair… everyone who can or could do that will!

[–] thebuoyancyofcitrus@beehaw.org 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

This prompted a question I'd never consciously considered. Is the difference between pack and herd just predator vs prey?

[–] vettnerk@lemmy.ml 5 points 10 months ago

Different animals have different collective nouns;

A murder of crows
A school of fish
A congress of owls
A misery of redditors

[–] thebuoyancyofcitrus@beehaw.org 3 points 10 months ago

I did some poking around and it looks to me like pack generally refers to animals that hunt and herds are generally subject to predation by pack animals. The collective benefits of herd behavior vs pack behavior appear to also be distinct, with packs demonstrating a higher degree of social structure or hierarchy.

[–] Mordachai_Shedbacon@lemm.ee 9 points 10 months ago

Sit Moo Boo, sit. Good cow.