Can cows or cattle have friendships?
I assume that there is some sort of hierarchy among herd animals, but does an individual animal show preference for the company of a specific other individual? If calves are allowed to grow to adulthood & stay with the herd, do they still feel some sort of bond towards their mothers? I am referring to cattle, dairy cows, oxen, whatever terminology you wish to use.
There is definatly a hierarchy among cattle in a herd, which is resorted each time a new animal enters the group, like any other herding species. Individuals do pair off and have bonds with other animals in the herd. Often you will see pairs that are usually seen grazing not far from one another. This seems especially true with sets of twins that we have raised. From what I have seen grown offspring do not seem to exhibit a particular affinity for the mother. It seems that a break is made in that relationship after weaning occurs to allow for the cow to fully concentrate her mothering on her next calf. There are, of course, probably examples of a dam/offspring bond(beyond that of the “herd bond”) that continue into the offsprings adulthood, though I have not witnessed it.
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