The animal observed is livestock as they are readily available because of their use in milk, meat, and manure production. The exercise one hour. The climate was perfect as for the first 30 minutes during the study it was sunny and dry while the last one hour it was rainy. This means I was able to collect behavior for both the dry and wet season. The study took place on April 13 th , 2017. The study took place at a local ranch near my home.
Biology questions about the cattle:
Does the color of the animal influence the climate under which the animal survives?
How is it possible that cows can ruminate?
How does the digestion of ruminating animals take place?
Behavior | Description |
Eating | The feeds through chewing concentrate or trough. |
Drinking | Drinks water with the mouth on drinking nipple. The amount of water intake depends on the climate on dry seasons the animal drink a lot of water, and in wet seasons water consumption reduces. |
Grazing | The animal heads to the chewing pasture or vegetation. They move around slowly across the open field with their muzzle close to the ground, tearing, and biting off the grass. |
Walking | Moves around without one another (grazing or exploring) |
Exploring | To explore the animal use smell, touch with the nose, and rooting up any infrastructure, floor, or materials. |
Resting | The animal rest by lying flat it stomach with head up. Moreover, when resting, they will start ruminating. |
Interaction with another animal | Animal playing or fighting with physical contact. |
Excretion | The animal excretes while standing |
Interaction with human | The animals are friendly, but when provoked they become aggressive. |
Sexual behavior | Bulls are mainly influenced by their sexual activities and the most dominant animal mates the most. |
Nymphomania | The animal behaves like bulls, mounting, and pawing. However, it refuses to stand for mounting with other animals. |
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