Community Corner
Soule: What Do Cows Think About? It Might Surprise You
Cows kill more people than sharks do. Nearly every one of those incidents was preventable.
Here’s a statistic you might not know: every year, cows kill more people than sharks do. On average, in the United States, cattle kill roughly 20+ people a year, while sharks kill about 1 worldwide. Which means it’s around 20 times more likely to be killed by a cow (and that’s comparing US cattle to the entire planet’s sharks). And here’s the part that matters most: nearly every one of those incidents was preventable.
Cattle are large, powerful animals driven by instincts honed over thousands of years as prey. Reading bovine behavior is the foundation for everything: working around cattle with confidence, reading the room before a situation boils over, and knowing what to do when an animal’s body language tells you something has shifted.
The good news? Cattle are remarkably readable once you know their language.
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Carole Soule is co-owner of Miles Smith Farm in Loudon, N.H., where you can have an Ultimate Cow Experience and hug Finn, a Highland steer. Carole can be reached at carole@cow-coach.com.
