A couple weeks ago, I had the opportunity to spend some quality time with an old friend. In fact, he was my "O.C." (Original Calf) buddy: Whitaker. He was hanging out in the Cattle Barn (Appropriate) and I decided to see if he enjoyed being brushed. It turned out that he enjoyed it a lot more than I would have expected and proceeded to follow me around anytime I stopped brushing him and started to move away. I found this to be yet another great example of how animals experience pleasure just like we do. There was no other reason for him to want the brushing to continue.
I imagine that the brush bristles probably feel a little bit like a cow's tongue and that he enjoyed this like he would being groomed by another cow friend.
As this grooming continued, I made a discovery.
Back to Heidi - Heidi had a spot at the base of her tail that when scratched would cause her tongue to stick out. I always imagined that she had some rogue tendon connecting those two spots and that this was somewhat unique. Well, it turned out that Whitaker has a spot just like this, only it is on his back. It is on his side, just below his spine and approximately even with his last rib. At first I thought it to be a fluke, but it turns out to be amazingly repeatable. Sooo, without further ado, here is my cute Whitaker video of the day:
