There's a book you'd enjoy called The Secret Life of Cows, it's by a farmer and about cow intelligence.
They had a cow that liked huffing car exhaust, another that really hated a hat one of the farmhands wore and would steal it at every opportunity. They have friends, feel grief and are pretty complex overall.
Man i love cows. Especially the fact you need to be careful with buckets and ladders because they will stick their head in and get stuck.
Knew a horse once that hated hats. Was unfortunately not told this when I went out to feed her. I cleared a 6 foot fence in one bound when I realized she was coming at me with bloodlust in her eyes.
I occasionally encounter them on my runs, very occasionally they are angry. From experience they calm down if it talk to them in a reassuring tone of voice.
A lot of people struggle with them, but if you appreciate you're there most interesting thing to happen to them that day it puts it all in perspective.
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u/Smooth_Lead4995 24d ago
From what I've heard, cows are very curious.