Clearly strung out on some junk cud, the loose cow seemed uninterested in the otherwise yummy-looking grass lining the ...

The male elk is one of North America’s biggest animals and can weigh over 700 pounds. Females are often lighter, weighing in ...

Among the best-known bits of weather lore is the belief that cows will lie down when rain is on the way. Here’s what ...

Cud-chewing helps these animals quickly gather food ... This trait is essential for animals that are hunted or pursued. A baby cow is seen jumping (Illustrative). (credit: World Wildlife/StockSnap ...

The rule in Israel at one time was that a new immigrant could bring in ordinary household items duty free. But anything that looked like as if it was for resale in Israel was supposed to be ...

Cows are ruminants, meaning they spend much of their time grazing and chewing their cud. But is all that chewing enough to break down the grass they eat? It turns out it isn’t, and these bovids rely ...

Jenny Schlecht reflects on the life of her daughter's cow and how growing up on a ranch is teaching her girls lessons in work ethic, caring for living things and carrying on through hard times.

Nevertheless, the book presents a fascinating and detailed picture of the universe of the cow, and the pleasures ... food from the stomach when they chew the cud" more than make up for the ...

A single cow will burp roughly 220 pounds (100kg ... They do this by regurgitating partially digested food called “cud” and chewing it again. Ruminants have multi-chambered stomachs and ...

Every February 2, Punxsutawney Phil appears at Gobbler’s Knob, a tourist attraction in Pennsylvania. With the help of his “Inner Circle,” (which he speaks to in the language of Groundhogese ...

These suggest inflammation or chronic acidosis. Healthy cows chew their cud as part of the rumination process that maintains rumen function and fiber digestion. Typically, at least 50 percent of cows ...