Cattle

Bos taurus · Mammal · Domestic

Cattle come from the wild cattle of north Africa, Europe and southern Asia and are now kept on every continent but Antarctica. A herd has a firm pecking order, and its bulls hold their place by fighting younger rivals. People take milk and meat, leather, soap, glue and medicines from them, yoke the oxen to plough and cart, and burn or spread the dung.

Danger

Can wound or kill

How it is met

In herds, by day

Size

Large

In winter

Active in winter

Hear it

• Cow Moo 1 (On Patreon, Guardian tier)

Where it is kept

Tropical Dry Forest, Temperate Forest, Savanna, Grassland, Mediterranean Scrub

Feeds on

Common Reed, Kapok

Gives

Cattle Hide, Cattle Fat, Cow Milk

Sources

• Tanya Dewey; Jessica Ng, Bos taurus (aurochs). Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, 2001.

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