• FundMECFS@slrpnk.net
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    9 days ago

    Maybe this is because I’m swiss and I spent my childhood looking at and taking care of cows.

    But is the joke that “cowatching” sounds absurd.

    • Mossy Feathers (She/They)@pawb.social
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      8 days ago

      It’s a common thing in the US, not unlike birdwatching. My grandfather loved going out and watching for cows. Then he would come home and tell us all about the cows he saw. Did you know there are like, 150 native species of cow in the US? Back in the early days you could just go out and get milk from wild cows. Now, however, they’re overexploited and so you rarely see wild cows.

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      7 days ago

      With all of the different cows in the US a lot of people go cowspotting, or “cowing.” Some people play a Bingo sort of game if they know they’ll be in an area with a lot of different types of cows. It really is amazing the variety of cows that are abundant here.