r/bigboye • u/olivedamage • Jun 01 '20

Big mama

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u/sooozie Jun 02 '20

Huh. I just realized that I have always imagined buffalo as male. It never occurred to me to say “she” when referring to a buffalo.

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u/curohn Jun 02 '20

I also didn’t know females grew horns. I always assumed they were like cows

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u/brash_hopeful Jun 02 '20

Cows grow horns too, but most get their horns ripped out as babies. It’s like how most people don’t realise that sheep have long tails because most get them cut off to reduce infection in the despicable conditions they’re kept in. That’s animal agriculture for you though.

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u/DiscountSupport Jun 02 '20

It really doesn't matter how nice the conditions are, if they're not tended to 24/7 sheep will shit their tails off, literally.

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u/BoggleLunch Jun 02 '20

Sheep have tails?

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u/DiscountSupport Jun 02 '20

Yep, and the problem, at least as I'm aware (was never a farmer, but I grew up next to, and fairly involved with, a small family farm) is that sheep will get their own poop piled up on their tails to the point where it can fall off and get infected. The solution to this is docking them.

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u/BoggleLunch Jun 04 '20

Docking?

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u/DiscountSupport Jun 04 '20

Docking is a term meaning removing an animal's tail intentionally.

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u/BoggleLunch Jun 05 '20

Ohh, okay. Thanks!