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cute dogs, cats, and other animals

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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) (4 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.

[–] 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
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