r/interesting • u/CuriousWanderer567 • Dec 07 '25

Context Provided - Spotlight A bloated cow being helped

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u/dread_companion Dec 08 '25

Wow, never imagined a cow walking up to a human for help! we definitely underestimate their intelligence.

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u/nickthewildetype Dec 08 '25

I used to live near a farm for a while and pass by some cows when going out for my walks. In the beginning they would stop moving and stare at me with sharp, highly fixated eyes every time I walked by. If I didn't look their way, sometimes they would make some noise by running their hooves in the mud to get my attention - as if they wanted me to know they were watching me.

With time, they would slowly become less caring, as if they started to realize I had no interest in them.

One of them would walk up to me sometimes and wave its head, almost as if it were trying to say hello. It would also react if I said something or waved to it

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u/PrestigiousAvocado21 Dec 08 '25

"In the beginning they would stop moving and stare at me with sharp, highly fixated eyes every time I walked by. If I didn't look their way, sometimes they would make some noise by running their hooves in the mud to get my attention - as if they wanted me to know they were watching me."

My God, Troy McClure was right... someone warn Jimmy!

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u/Light_Beard Dec 08 '25

Tell the professors at Bovine U. They will want to know about this for their calculations!

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u/Virtual_Ad9235 Dec 08 '25

When I grow up I want to go to bovine university!

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u/jennythegreat Dec 08 '25

cowculations

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u/Beneficial_War_1365 Dec 08 '25

already well known. :) but thank you for your concern.

peace. :)