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 ==== Valuable milk ==== ==== Valuable milk ====
 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]])] 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]])]
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 +==== 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]])] 
  
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