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 I’m
sure most of you have seen cows. They are usually very big and strong.
But have you ever seen a cow that is smaller than a sheep? There really
is such a small cow in northern England! The special cow’s name is
Swallow. No, she is not a calf. In fact, she is 11 years
old!
Swallow was born in 1999 in West Yorkshire. When she was born, her
owner Caroline Ryder recognized that she was much
smaller than the other cows. But she thought Swallow would grow bigger later on. However, since
then the small cow hasn’t really grown.
 The
11-year-old cow measures only 84 centimeters
from hind to foot. This means
that she is even smaller than a sheep! As a matter of fact, Swallow
has been named the world’s smallest cow by the Guinness Book of World
Records.
Due to her extra small size, her owner
keeps her as a pet. Swallow spends a lot of time with Caroline. She
also enjoys listening to a radio in her cowshed instead of working! You may
think she is not very useful. To our surprise,
however, she gave birth to nine regular-sized calves! They
are a lot larger than their mother. Now Swallow is pregnant with her 10th baby.
What an amazing cow! |
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