I have been wondering when cows stopped roaming wild, and what they might have been like with no fences??
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Cows were first domesitcated about 5,000 years ago.  I think if they were wild and allowed to run free, maybe they would behave alot like Bison or Wildebeasts.  They would probably stay in herds that graze in open grasslands, with sub-groups of a Bull and females.
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It gets worse...I saw a story on the news the other day about a way to hunt over the internet.  I guess it was set up so that those who are house bound or otherwise disabled could participate in this "sport."  So, you can go to some website, pay your money, and somehow log onto a camera which is pointed towards the wilderness and you can push a button and fire at an animal when you spot one.  I know it sounds too strange to be true, but it is a real thing.  Isn't that just awful??\nOh, and to the above poster...I think that the "survival" excuse is about 500 years too old.  I have about 5 grocery stores within a 10 mile radius of my house.  I'm pretty sure I don't need to go and wrestle down an animal on my front lawn in order to eat.
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Have you checked?  What do you think?  I Think its just a joke, although cow abductions were a popular news issue late in the 70´s and in the mid 80´s
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Why not just take a swab of the teats and put them in a petri dish, I'm sure the cow really misses them, or maybe they are teats from some other mammal?\n\nSorry, I just couldn't resist!
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mMoses had no animals at all...oses parted the sea...he did not have an ark...he parted the sea cause he bet Noah 100$ that the ark couldn't jump the parted water...Noah lost the bet...lol
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ooohh you had to bring up those 70's sea monkey's! What do you think brought me to Florida? Those damn sea monkey's thats who...They grew into 420lb. creatures no very cute I might add. The rumors started by the town folk in Pennsylvania and they all showed up at the farm at night with torches and pitch forks with the sheriff and the mayor. I had to put them aboard my truck and transport them to the swamp here for their own safety. I didn't have the heart to leave em there..they look sorta like sea horses. They swim with the manatees now!
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Supposedly the cows sense the moisture in the air and are making sure they have a dry place to lie down, or another explanation is that the cows are conserving heat by because they know the rain will make the air cooler, so they lay on the ground to stay warm. Personally, I have seen cows standing in the rain ignoring it. I wouldn't count on it. \n\nI can tell you what I do use cows to indicate. If you notice grazing cows are spread in a straight line, it might be an indicator of a fault line. The fault tends to create favorable moisture conditions and grows better grass. Sometimes the cows just want to mess with me though.
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i think you're referring to deer stands and their use.\n\na deer doesn't perceive "threats" from above.  therefore, they would not look up to see incoming problems.\n\ni've seen them look "up" before.  would appear to be beyond the 15 degree mark stated.
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Haha!  I don't have to explain it to a kid.  I just have to explain it to you...lol   j/k  Actually, I can't explain it...LOL  It sounds utterly fantastic though!  Maybe they weren't udders.  Hey maybe the cow used to be like really really fat!  and then went on Jenny Cowcraig and lost like 300lbs.  So what we see as udders are really just bunches of loose skin left over from the weight loss!  I think it would only cost about 16000 bucks to have them removed.  Oh, wait, sorry...  it's a cartoon cow.  Oh then COOL.  An eraser only cost 75 cents!    Note:  If you're still with me here, I udderly thank you ;-)
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A mature White-tail stays in thick cover. Thats why they survive to be mature and big...they are much wiser. Look for them during the peak of the rut. Thats probably your only chance to harvest a big buck. After the rut they go into the cover again.
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I can only find black cows with white white bands around the middle, rather than white cows with black around the middle.\n\nThere are two possibilities that I can see. Either the 'Dutch Belted' or the 'Galloway Belted'\n\nTry the link below for more information and pictures.
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Jen gave you a great answer and probably one you wanted to hear.I'm glad that her story had a happy ending.Still I would use caution in making my decision. Statistics prove that  men that can get the milk under the fence don't buy the cow. Other words if you live with him and take care of him why would he want to risk marriage?
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Mega fauna, like Woolly Mammoths and Saber tooth Tigers, have no chance of ever re evolving, but there are still giant mammals, on the planet earth. Elephants, giraffes, muskox, lions, tigers and the largest animal ever to inhabit our planet, the blue whale, are still very much around, at least for the time being. It would be fantastic if some of the recently extinct, mega fauna, like the woolly  mammoth, the woolly rhinoceros, the giant cave bear, the giant irish elk and the giant three toed land sloth were still roaming parts of our plant. Could you imagine a saber tooth tiger roaming around the hills surrounding Los Angeles, now that would be cool. Unfortunately the recently extinct species, that have been gone for 12,000 years, have little scientific chance, of ever being reintroduced, with today's scientific technology.  The future is wide open however, and the technology might soon exist to reanimate, many of these incredible species, how great would that be. I would love to see a 8,000 pound, 12 foot tall sloth. I only wish the future would hurry up and get here. The expectation and excitement of such developments, are wildly frustrating.\nGreat Question
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yes......i know it was mean but hey it was an experience i will never forget!!!!it was a rush running across that field with a big pissed off cow chasing you!!!
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I do.  What are we going to do though?  With a rising population you have to put them somewhere right?  I'm for setting aside large chunks of land as reserves now while we have them to set aside.  Unfortunately, our culture's attitude towards land usage and the environment in general is ignore, ignore, ignore, panic.  I don't think we've reached panic yet, but we will. I'm not for the grid system either.  I think that is one of the worst ideas of all time.  Like in Arizona, for example, the land that can be developed, and the land that can't, are arranged in a checkerboard.  So what happens to animals that roam or migrate?  When all the 'boxes' of land have been developed around the reserved block the animals inside are cut off - the population either has to move to another block or it dwindles and possibly dies off.  Plus they have all kinds of run ins with the surrounding communities.  Some people that live in these communities think that it doesn't adversely affect the environment but it does.  They say "What do you mean?  The deer aren't dying off - I just had one in my backyard the other day."  They don't see how that is a problem.  The checkerboard is not a solution - it just worsens the effect of development.  And Phoenix is a classic example of urban sprawl.  Like a cancerous tumor its neverending grid of streets spreads out in all directions.  We aren't there yet - and we may not see it in our lifetimes - but the earth is so going to kick all of our a**e* eventually.   And, as a cultural, we will stand bug-eyed and bewildered - scratching our collective empty head over how it came to this.
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Well there is always the domesticated animals. Will your neighbors really miss their cats. Or the pesky baking dog that could be taught a lesson. \n\nWhat about cows??? You wouldn't kill them but it sure is fun
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My daughter and I took a long walk behind our house in the woods (we have 80 acres) and just saw tons of animals in their natural environment.  Baby turtles, little birds, a few deer... it was so relaxing and enjoyable:)