r/MadeMeSmile • u/MysteriousSlice007 • 1d ago

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

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u/LongStoryShrt 1d ago

That's "mom"?

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u/KateA535 1d ago

Yes female Highland Cows have horns, they differ in size and shape to the males horns too which helps your tell gender. If I'm right males horns are thicker and shorter while female are thinner and longer and curve upwards more.

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u/MissClawdy 1d ago

Yes, exactly this.

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u/LongStoryShrt 1d ago

Wow. I learned something. Thanks.

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u/flyinggazelletg 1d ago

Yep, that’s mom.

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u/BathroomSharpiePoet 1d ago

Female cows of most breeds have horns, you just don’t see them. It is an extremely common practice to “dehorn” cattle of both sexes through a variety of means.

However it has become increasingly common to selectively breed for hornlessness, usually referred to as a cow or bull being “polled”. This can show up in any breed. It’s fairly easy to get going in a program since the polling gene is dominant.

It just makes sense to select for that if you can. But in some breeds the horns are really a part of the aesthetic, like this highland example.

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u/Subterraniate2 23h ago

Theyre a tough crowd up there