Domestic Cattle

Bos taurus

Summary 2

Cattle—colloquially cows—are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos taurus.

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  1. (c) Peter O'Connor aka anemoneprojectors, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/anemoneprojectors/9383335082/
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bos_taurus

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