Cow (animal)

Cows are large, black and white animals that carry "pink bags of milk."

Description
Cows are an animal with thick skin and large, hooved feet. Their color varies between black, white, brown and tan. They have a long tail that they use to keep insects off their back. Some have horns on their heads.

Cows legs are somewhat short, as they are not made for speed. They have a large belly to digest their food. Cows have a long, flap of skin along their neck all the way to the front legs called a "dewlap".

Cows are farm animals that are raised for their milk, meat and hides. They mainly eat grass, hay and plants as they are herbivores. They drink heaps of water a day. Cows live normally on farms, but can be found in barns, ranches or in other places with shelter. Wild cows live on grassy or woody areas.

Relation to Clan cats
Cows are neutral about hostility to Clan cats. They normally won't do any harm to cats as long as they stay away from their huge feet. They are usually seen enclosed in a field surrounded by a Twoleg fence harmless to cats except for stomping on them. They can't attack cats. Although, if a cat gets too close to a cow, they can do some bad things to cats, even if they don't mean it. A stampeding herd of cows could trample a cat without them noticing it. Seeing they have a large size, fighting techniques don't do much use.

Midnight

 * The cats on the journey to the sun-drown place see a group of cows in a fenced field, standing together in the shade of some trees, swishing their tails and munching on long, cool grass, and are unsure if they are dangerous. They notice that the cows ignore them, although they take care to stay away from the cows' giant hooves, which could easily kill a cat if the cat was stepped on.

Dawn

 * When the cats on the Great Journey are stopping to shelter at Barley and Ravenpaw's barn, Barley wonders if so many cats are staying at the barn, when the twolegs come to get the cow's straw, they will go crazy.

Outcast

 * On the way to the Tribe of Rushing Water, Hollypaw, Lionpaw and Jaypaw see cows for the first time in their lives. They worry if the cows will attack the cats, and are scared at the sight of their size. Purdy and Squirrelflight however, comfort the apprentices, by saying that they won't do any harm as long as they stay away from their huge feet.

Sunrise

 * The cats journeying to the sun-drown-place to find Sol see cows on their way. Lionblaze and Hollyleaf remember seeing the cows on the way to the Tribe. The other cats are still doubtful that they won't attack.

Secrets of the Clans

 * Cows are listed as Other Animals. They are explained to have four legs, and their hooves are too be avoided. It is said that they are harmless, but cats have to be aware of a stampeding herd of cows, as they could crush a cat without realising it.