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Name: Cow, Cattle, Family Bovidae
Description: Large, four-legged, domesticated ungulate. Colors range from black and white to shades of brown.
Location: Worldwide
Special Features:
Raised as livestock for meat and milk
About 1.4 billion head of cattle worldwide
Have one stomach, with four compartments
Are mostly color-blind
A cow emits a large amount of methane gas in a single day
Cows have 32 teeth
A female is a cow, a male is a bull
Diet: Ruminants, eating most grass and other plants and grains.
Neat Fact: In India, cows are subject to respect and religious ceremonies in their honor.
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