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Cows

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Floating Farm

The world's first floating farm is staffed by one human, three robots, and 35 cows.

Castro never said no to ice cream.

To Defy the United States, Fidel Castro Built the World's Greatest Ice Cream Parlor

The socialist establishment, which is still slinging scoops, seated 1,000 customers.

Alex Mayyasi November 8, 2019

Cliffs of Sewemup Mesa.

Gateway, Colorado

Sewemup Mesa

A remote sandstone plateau named for a legendary cattle rustler.

Montebore

By the 21st century, one lone woman held the recipe for what might have been da Vinci’s cheese of choice.

Torta del Casar

In Spain's Extremadura region, local sheep and a touch of thistle make for an ultra-creamy, slightly bitter cheese.

Dala-järna, Sweden

Café i Fårhus

This restaurant gives a new meaning to farm-to-table cuisine.

Poncho and his family mug for the camera.

Meet Poncho, the Steer Whose Nearly 11-Foot Horns Just Set a World Record

It's a major turnaround from the longhorn's close call with extinction a century ago.

Abbey Perreault June 24, 2019

Canastra Cheese

This traditional Brazilian raw milk cheese is caught in the crosshairs of a battle over government regulation.

Pantaneiros are rounded up to be returned to the farm for milking and health checks in Aquidauana, Brazil.

The Endangered Cow Being Saved by Cheese

Bovine researchers believe the world needs the only cow adapted to the largest tropical wetlands.

Sarah Brown June 10, 2019

Permanently Closed

Kuruhimbi Milk Bar

One of the capital's last independent milk bars remains a crucial community watering hole.

The aurochs.

Rakvere, Estonia

Rakvere Aurochs Statue

This behemoth bovine guards an Estonian town and is a memorial to the lost species.

Sark could be home to you and your cows.

Lush Island Seeks Intrepid Dairy Farmer With Herd

Noor Al-Samarrai April 16, 2019

Halle (Saale), Germany

Museum of Livestock Science

A beautiful old horse stable hosts one of the largest collections of domestic animal skeletons and taxidermy.

You should probably make this ridiculously stunning Grauvieh picture the background of whatever device you’re reading this article on.

Around the World in 105 Cows

A book of bovine beauty shots seeks to revive the human-cattle bond.

Abbey Perreault April 3, 2019

Jonna Jinton learned the melodic practice of <em>kulning</em>.

The Spellbinding Swedish Song That Calls Cows Home

For centuries, herdswomen have lured cows with haunting melodies.

Abbey Perreault March 5, 2019

State Hospital Memorial Marker For Traverse Colantha Walker.

Traverse City, Michigan

Traverse Colantha Walker's Grave

The world champion cow is buried within a historic old asylum.

Uierboord

Cow udder is enjoying a resurgence as a sandwich filler in Rotterdam.

Peacefully grazing cow—or the next victim of an elf attack?

When Sick Cattle Were Alleged Victims of Arrow-Wielding Elves

For centuries, farmers suspected their sick livestock had been "elf-shot."

Abbey Perreault December 27, 2018