Why Don't Cows Drink Their Own Milk?

Question

Why Don't Cows Drink Their Own Milk?

Answer 1

For the same reason that human mothers don't drink their own milk. The milk is for the babies and calves, and the mothers have to eat a great deal of healthy food to produce good milk.

Answer 2

their mouth doesn't reach that far!

Answer 3

coz we are drinking it all

Answer 4

that's the SAME as asking, why don't women drink their own breast milk....  grow up

Answer 5

if you're talking about adult cows, did you know that we humans are the only organisms that drink any kind of milk after we're fully matured? i think it's because we're taking all the milk we can...

Answer 6

If you were a cow you wouldn't be able to reach down and drink your own milk would you :)

Calves drink milk though.

I don't think cows have enough of their own milk left to drink after humans have pinched it all anyway :)

Answer 7

Their calves do.

Answer 8

Something like 60% of the adult population is lactose intolerant.  Humans are the only animal to drink milk after they are fully matured.  My vet said milk isn't good for cats and dogs, it makes them have poops (i.e. they are intolerant).  I believe (no proof, but it makes sense) that the lactose intolerance as the animal ages is an evolutionary thing, so adults don't compete with young offspring for an easy food source.

Answer 9

For a cow to drink its own milk, it would need a very long neck (as it would have to reach its own udders).  It would also have to be very flexible to bend so sharply.  Given a cow's head weighs around 20-30lb, a neck so long and flexible would probably break.

Plus, they can't really go to the convenience store and buy milk.  Where would they keep the change?

Answer 10

cos they can't bend that way!!

Answer 11

Who says they don't?

Here's a video of one doing just that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQvOrhoJx...