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 Cows are our source of beef, which steaks are made of. However, their cheese, butter, and milk are more valuable than beef. [([[https://www.farmflavor.com/lifestyle/dairy-fun-facts/|Farm Flavor]])]
-{{tag>nature fauna food}}
+==== Sacred cow ====
+In India, cows enjoy special status and are considered sacred creatures. [([[https://www.alimentarium.org/en/knowledge/sacred-cow|Alimentarium]])]
+==== Goddess Prithivi ====
+There are also passages in certain texts that describe the cow as an incarnation of the goddess Prithivi. [([[https://vedicgoddess.weebly.com/goddess-vidya-blog/devi-prithivi-by-yogi-ananda-saraswathi|Vedic Goddess]])]
+==== Life=span ====
+On average, cows live about twenty years. [([[https://a-z-animals.com/blog/cow-lifespan-how-long-do-cows-live/|A-Z Animals]])]
+==== Big Bertha ====
+One of the oldest cows was Big Bertha, a native of Ireland who boasts longevity. Berta was born in 1945 and died in 1993. [([[https://vetmedicinebd.com/big-bertha-cow-the-oldest-cow-in-the-world/|VetMedicine BD]])]
+==== Knickers ====
+The world's fattest cow Knickers lives in Australia and weighs over a ton. [([[https://www.kwqc.com/content/news/Australian-cow-Knickers-goes-viral-for-his-unusually-large-size-501433282.html|KWQC]])]
+==== Pregnancy ====
+A cow's pregnancy lasts 282 days and generally, one calf is born. [([[https://beef.unl.edu/faq/pregnant-cows|University of Nebraska Lincoln]])]
+==== Milking ====
+The interval between milking a cow should be no less than 12 hours. [([[https://www.journalofdairyscience.org/article/S0022-0302(70)86251-8/pdf|Journal of Diary Science]])]
+==== Intelligence ====
+Cows are animals characterized by a very high intelligence quotient. [([[https://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-food/factory-farming/cows/hidden-lives-cows/|PETA]])]
+==== Emotions ====
+Some cows have been known to struggle with extreme shyness. [([[https://www.animalbehaviorandcognition.org/uploads/journals/17/AB&C_2017_Vol4(4)_Marino_Allen.pdf|Animal Behavior and Cognition]])]
+==== Mimicing humans ====
+Cows love to play and can mimic certain human behaviors. [([[https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/02/24/282169577/the-secret-lives-of-cows-jumping-for-joy?t=1653475700885|NPR]])]
+==== Panoramic sight ====
+Cows can see almost 360 degrees. [([[https://cvm.ncsu.edu/ten-things-you-did-not-know-about-cows/|NC State University]])]
+==== 800 different breeds ====
+There are over 800 different breeds of cattle in the world. [([[https://www.rspca.org.uk/documents/1494939/0/The+Welfare+of+beef+cattle+-+Information+Sheet+-+December+2019-min.pdf|RSPCA]])]
+{{tag>nature fauna food agriculture}}

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