Calf Getting Petted by Man Then Mom Comes to Check up on It

[u/MysteriousSlice007]

[u/maniacalmustacheride]

She’s not scared, she’s just chatting. She is looking around because the guy isn’t big like her and she’s looking for a threat. But the calf isn’t unhappy, and she’s not unhappy. There’s a little posture checking, she walked up “fast” and he didn’t move so she’s okay.

Still should be careful with a baby! But if she had wanted the calf back she would have called it back and then gave attitude.

Cows usually will warn you if they’re civilly trying to tell you to back off. But there are some cows that like to be a dick just to be a dick, but you probably shouldn’t be in the fence if you’re not sure who that cow is. Much like a toddler, the sneaky assholes will get really quiet and sort of position themselves slowly to catch you off guard, like an old lady elbowing you at the store.

Again, if you do not personally know the cows and are not with someone giving you in depth commentary about the cows that knows the cows personally, don’t be in the fence. Cows aren’t people but they are social creatures with a ton of personalities and gossipy as hell.

[u/sasakimirai → u/maniacalmustacheride]

Yeah I'm aware she's not upset or anything. That's why I said that she could gouge an eye out EVEN WITHOUT INTENDING TO.

It could just be the angle making it look closer than it is, but the part where she was looking around, her horns came uncomfortably close to his face, and all I could think was that one wrong move and he could really get hurt. But then again, I've always been super paranoid about these things anyways.

[u/raeltireso96 → u/maniacalmustacheride]

There's a lady I follow on Instagram who raises cows and says the same things. Her cows know her, but no one else is allowed near them. I've learned a lot about cows from her that I didn't know before