Animal Facts

Did you Know? - Strange but True - Definitions
Did you Know?

The gestation of a cow is 9.5 months.
    ... of a horse is 11 months.
    ... of a rabbit is 1 month.
    ... of a sheep or goat is 5 months.
    ... of a pig is 3.5 months.
    ... of a human is 9 months.
    ... of a cat is 1 month and a dog is 2 months.

It takes 21 days for a fertilized chicken egg to hatch and 42 days for an emu egg.


Strange but true...

Cows do not have front teeth on the top.

The tail of the Tunis sheep can weigh from 50 to 80 pounds.

A pig can weigh in at 1900 pounds - that is almost a ton!

Goats do not have tear ducts.

Each eye of a rabbit sees more than half a circle, together seeing in every direction.

The elk is a cousin to the hippopotamus.

Cows have 4 stomaches.

New Year's Day (after their birth) is the official birthday of every horse.

A frightened rabbit/hare can leap 15 to 20 feet in a single bound.

Pigs are smarter than most dogs.

An emu can run nearly 30 miles per hour.

Sheep's horns curl in flat loops on the sides of their heads, goats' horns grow straight up.

While an elk is a type of deer (wapiti) in North America, it is what they call a moose in Europe.

A mature bull bison (buffalo) stands about 6 1/2 feet tall.

A horses eyes are larger than any other land animals' and see things separately.


Farm-related DEFINITIONS

ANIMAL
bird or mammal
BABY
young or offspring
BALE
bound block of hay or alfalfa
act of compressing hay or alfalfa into a bale
BIRTH
the act of bringing forth offspring
natural - each of its own kind, without assistance
the act of coming into life - being born
BOVINE
a ruminant or an animal whose stomach is divided into chambers
have an even number of toes on its hoofs and hollow horns
cattle, bison, sheep, goats
BROOD
kept for breeding
brooder room - room where animals are kept for breeding
group of horses ?
BUFFALO
many various wild oxen/cattle sometimes domesticated..
India has domesticated the water buffalo
the American bison called buffalo... this is really a misnomer
adult male - bull
adult female - cow
young male - bull calf
young female - heifer calf
CATTLE
domestic bovine animals use for dairy and beef
also ox, many city people call all cattle cows
edible flesh called beef or veal
adult male - bull (steer castrated male)
adult female - cow
young male - bull calf
young female - heifer calf
baby - calf
COUNTRY
location away from urban centers (cities), rural
place where farming is done
COW
the mature female of domestic cattle, valued for its milk
the mature female/mother for other mammals such as the buffalo, elephant, moose, elk, whale, etc.
DAIRY
place where cattle or goats are raised for the production of milk
usually associated with a farm
ELK
wild animal also domesticated ?
adult male - bull
adult female - cow
young male - bull calf
young female - heifer calf
EMU
large Australisn bird like an ostrich, yet smaller
FARM
place where animals and crops are raised
usually in the country
FARROW
to give birth to a young pig or litter of piglets
FERTILIZE
act of ?, conception
putting manure or chemicals on plants to give them nutrients to grow
FLOCK
group of birds/fowl or sheep
FOAL
the young of a horse, ass, mule or donkey (male- horse colt...female- filly)
FOALING
to give birth to a foal (colt or filly)
FOWL
name for a variety of domesticated and other birds
chickens, ducks, geese, etc.
GESTATION
time from conception to birth of a baby
how long it takes for a baby to grow enough to be born
GOAT
wild or domesticated bovid ruminants with hollow horns and cloven hooves - many with beard
adult male - buck (wether castrated male), informal billy goat
adult female - doe, informal nanny goat
young male or female - kid
HARROW
implement used to prepare the ground for planting
HERD
group of domestic animals i.e., cattle, sheep, goats, etc.
HORSE
animal with long flowing tail used for transportation
adult male - gilding or stallion
adult female - mare
young male - horse (colt)
young female - filly
baby - foal or pony
IMPLEMENT
piece of farm machinery, pulled by a tractor, used in the planting process
KIDDING
to give birth to a kid or kids (baby goats)
just joking ;o)
KID
a young goat or, occasionally, antelope
LITTER
group of young animals such as cats, dogs, rabbits, etc.
MANURE
waste from animals
used for fertilizer
PIG
any swine, and some domesticated thick skinned adult ready for market
edible flesh called pork
adult male - boar or stag
adult female - sow
young male - barrow
young female - gilt
young - weaner or shoat
PLOW
implement for turning up soil
to turn up with plow
plow share - blade of plow
RABBIT
small animal with long ears and a fluffy tail
raised as pets, for fur and for meat
male - buck
female - doe
SHEEP
the domesticated sheep which has heavy wool
any wide variety of bovid ruminants with horns in both sexes
edible flesh called mutton or lamb
adult male - buck
adult female - ewe
young - lamb
SEEDER
implement used to plant large parcels of ground
THRASHER / COMBINE
harvester - machine to harvest and thrash grain in one operation
take grain from stock or straw
TRACTOR
machine used for farm work capable of pulling a variety of implements
WALLOW - group of pigs

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