Kingdom : Animalia Class : Mammalia Family : Bovidae Scientific Name : Bos Taurus Size(L) : 1.5m - 1.8m ( 5ft - 6ft) Weight : 400kg - 800kg ( 881lbs - 1,760lbs) Top Speed : 40km/h (25mph) Life Span : 12 - 20 years Colour : Brown, Black, White Skin Type : Leather Distinctive Features : Thick leathery skin and complex digestive system
- Cows are raised in many countries all around the world.
- They are mainly raised for milk, meat and leather.
- There are mainly kept by farmers.
- In India, Cows are worshipped as sacred animals.
- They move around in herds of 40-50 cows.
- They are able to interbreed with species that are closely related to them like the Yak and the Bison.
- Strangely, the cow is unable to breed successfully with Buffalo or Water Buffalo.
- There are around 1.5 million cows all around the world.
- Cows are herbivores mainly grazing on grasslands and shrubbery.
- Interestingly, a cow has a stomach with four separate compartments.
- Which helps them digest those foods which are not easily digestible by other animals.
- As opposed to the popular notion, the cows are color blind.
- Which means that red color is not the reason for the bulls to get aggressive in bull fights.
- The methane released through cow’s burping and flatulence contributes to 18% of the greenhouse gases.