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[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 40 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 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 27 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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 2 years ago

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

[–] thebuoyancyofcitrus@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years 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.

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