Sadie is the love of my life at the sanctuary. She's been through so much and I've spent so much time regaining her trust. What once used to be a long-distance relationship now involves extensive grooming sessions and back massages (she grooms me, I massage her back). She's yelling at another cow in this photo.
I should add a fun fact: Ruminants, like cattle, don't have upper teeth. They have a set of lower teeth. What they do have up on top is a really rough-and-tumble dental pad that's tough enough to crush food with.
I should add a fun fact: Ruminants, like cattle, don't have upper teeth. They have a set of lower teeth. What they do have up on top is a really rough-and-tumble dental pad that's tough enough to crush food with.
ha that is a great capture! love the face :)
ReplyDeleteMama used to have moo-cows when she was little. WAAAAAY before she met me. She thinks I need to met one. But I met a Horse. And they are HUGE, HUMUNGOUS, GIGANTEOUS! And it sniff my butt. Nope, no cows for me.
ReplyDeleteYour friend Quizz
Oh, what a beautiful, beautiful face. I wonder if she knows she's in a safe place now?
ReplyDelete@Kari: Thanks!
ReplyDelete@cre8vekaos: Oh Quizz, according to Mina, cows are a lot of fun! They have big heads and hard-to-reach butts to sniff, though...just like horses. They can be a little scary, though!
@Pibble: I hope she knows. She doesn't run away from us anymore, so she must know we're bringers of good things, something she wasn't used to on the farm.
I love when you put pics up from the sanctuary! I've never been up close and personal with a cow, but in Ohio I do drive past them sometimes, and I think they're beautiful. It makes me sad to see them on a farm where I can't help but wonder how horribly they could be being treated.
ReplyDeleteI hope that's not Howie she's yelling at!
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