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3. A cow is a female bovine that has reached maturity. These animals are used for food such as milk and often kept on farms. There are also heifers, which haven't reached maturity and won't be considered cows until giving birth to their first calf.LanguageIn English-speaking countries, they use the word "moo" to explain the noise a cow makes, which is spelled exactly how it sounds coming from a cow's mouth. Other languages have their own way, such as "muh" in German and "mu!" in Italian. There are at least 15 different words for cow in other languages and at least nine words meaning cowpie, or the droppings left behind by a cow, including the Swedish word "dynga."Physical FactsAn adult cow weighs about 1400 pounds and has 207 bones. The heart of a cow weighs five pounds and pumps around 400 times when a cow is being milked. Farm cows in California produce three to eight gallons of milk per session and have to pump 10,000 times to make that amount, with most cows milked twice a day. Cows also have cloven hooves that allow them to spread their feet when in a muddy or sinking area and retain their balance.ProductionOver the course of its life, a cow will produce 200,000 glasses of milk. In a single day, a cow can produce 64 quarts, enough to make five gallons of ice cream, six pounds of butter or 14 pounds of cheese. Holstein cows are the biggest producers and give off enough milk that they must be milked twice every day. They can produce nearly 68,000 pounds of milk a year..Miscellaneous FactsIn order to give milk, cows need water, and they're capable of drinking 30 gallons a day. The animals themselves didn't exist in the United States until the pilgrims arrived and brought the cows with them from Europe. Cows also have legs that bend in only one direction, which means that while they can walk up the stairs, they're incapable of walking down them. Cows are also capable of detecting scents in the air from more than six miles away.Cows and WeatherAccording to an old wives' tale or legend, farmers can detect the weather and predict it in the future by watching how cows in the field act. If a cow scratches her ear, it means that a rainstorm is coming. If the same cow hits herself in the ribs with her tail, it means that a thunder or lightning storm is on the way. Another legend claims that if a cow hits her body with her tail, it means a hail storm is on its way. The stories have existed for centuries.Read more: Amazing Cow Facts | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/about_5183366_amazing-cow.html#ixzz1B3wXNo3p

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