Cattle

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Cattle are large, gentle animals that live on farms. They provide us with milk, cheese, and meat. Cattle are social creatures and often like to stay in groups with their friends.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Cattle is a large, sturdy mammal with a powerful body supported by four legs. They can have coats of solid white, black, brown, red, or be patterned with spots or patches. Many breeds have distinct horns, though some are naturally polled (hornless).

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Cattle

Kategorie

Säugetiere

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

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Interessante Fakten

A cow can drink a whole bathtub full of water every single day!

Cattle have nearly 360-degree vision, but cannot see directly behind their heads!

Cows can have best friends and get stressed when separated from them.

They can spend up to 8 hours a day chewing cud, like re-eating their lunch!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Cattle has four stomach compartments that help them fully digest tough plants like grass and hay.

Cattle can re-chew partially digested food, called cud, to get even more nutrients from their plant diet.

Cattle has an excellent sense of smell that helps them find good plants to eat and recognize their calves.

Maße und Details

Länge: 130-220 cm
Gewicht: 400-1100 kg
Lebenserwartung: 15-20 Jahre
Top Speed: 40 km/h
Wurfgröße: 1
Tragzeit: 280-290 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

Cattle are herbivores that eat tough plants like grass, hay, and other fibrous vegetation.

Hauptnahrung

Grass
Hay
Silage
Grains
Fodder

Nahrungssuche

Grazing

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Human

Homo sapiens

Humans consume cattle for meat and dairy products.

eats

Kentucky Bluegrass

Poa pratensis

Cattle graze on this common pasture grass for food.

eats

Sorghum

Sorghum bicolor

Cattle are often fed sorghum seeds and foliage.

symbiotic with

E. coli (beneficial strains)

Escherichia coli

Many E. coli strains live harmlessly in cattle guts, aiding digestion.

Merkmale

Pelzig

Pelzig beschreibt Tiere, die eine dichte Schicht aus weichen Haaren oder Fell besitzen.

Gefleckt

Mit Flecken oder farblich abgesetzten Bereichen gezeichnet.

Sozial

Soziale Tiere leben in organisierten Gruppen und kooperieren, um ihr Überleben zu sichern, beispielsweise bei der Nahrungssuche, Verteidigung und Aufzucht der Jungen.

Grasland

Grasland-Lebensräume sind terrestrische Biome, die von Gräsern und krautigen Pflanzen dominiert werden und einer Vielzahl von Weidetieren als Lebensraum dienen.