When she was younger my friend's dad told her that the farmer used to herd his cows across a mile of open sea off the coast of Ireland to graze on an island there. Seems implausible to me but she is adamant. What do you think?
2006-10-22 09:23:06 · 23 answers · asked by Richard T 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
yes they can
look at the picture
2006-10-22 13:19:33 · answer #1 · answered by Stan the man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes cows can swim, all mammals can. In herding cows across a mile of open sea however, it seems most likely that it would be done at low tide and the cows would probably wade through fairly shallow water for most of the time.
There are plenty of examples of livestock on small offshore islands. Some might have been taken there by boat and some are rumoured to have swum ashore after being shipwrecked. Probably most walked some of the time and swam the rest.
If you need further evidence of this ability, see if you can find some film of a wildebeest migration. They are in the same family as cattle and have to swim every year, admittedly not a mile but they have crocodiles to deal with instead.
2006-10-22 09:32:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I went to ask.com and found out that, yes, indeedy, cows can swim. They will never be Olympic competitiors, and would prefer not to, but they CAN swim. There are very few, if any, animals that can't swim.
Do you remember a commercial some time ago with a swimming elephant? If elephants can swim, why not a cow?
And what about all those old western movies, with the cowboys herding the cattle across the river? The cattle and the horses were swimming, were'nt they?
Those cows that were stuck in the mud could'nt swim because they were STUCK! That would be like asking us to swim with a concrete block chained to our ankle. Besides, cows don't swim for sport! Why swim across a pond, when it's difficult and the food and water you want is right there around the edges?
2006-10-22 09:33:46 · answer #3 · answered by pessimoptimist 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, cows can swim. That farmer probably probably tied one cow to the back of his boat and rowed over to the island and the rest followed. Same on the trip back. Your friend is adamant because she believes her dad told her the truth and I think he did!
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2016-04-27 05:53:08 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, cows do swim.... during cattle drives they often are herded across rivers and other bodies of water. I dont know about a mile of open sea but they can swim quite well...
I did find a reference to cattle swimming 3 km across a river though.. http://www.ipak.org/niger/first.html
Pics of cows swimming.. http://www.fjallgardgransbygd.com/images/swimming-cows.jpg
http://www.triplebridgeltd.com/sitebuilder/images/110-cattle_swimming-473x351.jpg
http://www.neilbramley.com/gallery/normal/100034.jpg
2006-10-22 10:46:13 · answer #6 · answered by Kelly + Eternal Universal Energy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hello, yes cows can swim. They don't like to but if they are pushed into deep water they will swim and get them selfs across to dry land.
2006-10-22 14:36:35 · answer #7 · answered by breyernut 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, cows can swim. So can horses. But the cow will mostly float. It propels itself by moving its feet like running in a field.
2006-10-22 09:33:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-10-22 10:16:23 · answer #9 · answered by Mark G 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes like most Quadrupeds when forced or in danger cows will swim. Bulls have been known to go to extreme lengths to get in to the field with some friendly little cow,even swimming amongst other things.
2006-10-22 09:41:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes they can, as all mammals can swim, even though some don't like to. I don't doubt your mistrust of this story, though, because cows are very heavy and probably couldn't swim a mile of open sea ... you never know though!
2006-10-22 09:32:26 · answer #11 · answered by kiteeze 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋