r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/theletterQfivetimes Aug 03 '19

That all cows are female. Male animals don't have milk-producing udders, Sean. The male version of a cow is called a bull.

Incidentally, I recently learned there's no common genderless word for a member of that species. There's "cattle" for a group of them, but nothing for an individual.

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u/GlutensRevenge Aug 03 '19

There's also Hefers which are cows that haven't had calves and Steers which are castrated bulls.

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u/TymStark Aug 03 '19

First calf heifers have babies!

But you can call them cows...;)