Domesticated Cattle
Bos taurus
Also known as: Aurochs, Cow, Domestic Cattle, European Domestic Cattle, Park Cattle
Habitat
Ground
Diet
PlantSeed
Active Time
Diurnal
Size
900.0 kg
About This Species
This is domesticated livestock rather than wildlife, kept in managed pastures and farmland worldwide. It grazes placidly in herds on open grassland year-round, and sightings are simply a matter of passing working farms or grazing land rather than seeking out any particular season or habitat.
Ethical Viewing Guidelines
- As livestock, it falls outside wildlife protection law; the relevant concerns are safety and courtesy rather than conservation.
- Avoid approaching closely, especially where calves or bulls are present, do not feed the animals, and respect fencing, signage and local right-of-way rules when passing through or near grazing land.
NEMammaliaArtiodactylaBovidae
Seasonal Activity
367,485 sightings · 2000–2026
Citizen science records via GBIF
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Artiodactyla
- Family
- Bovidae
Traits
- Diet
- PlantSeed
- Foraging
- Ground
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Body mass
- 900.0 kg
Photo
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Occurrence data from GBIF.