• Question: How do cows know wether or not it\'s abouit to rain?

    Asked by andyholder to Pete, Rebecca, SallyB, Sally, Sian on 23 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Rebecca Randell

      Rebecca Randell answered on 21 Jun 2010:

      This is a question i’ve always wanted to know the answer to. Apparently cows legs can let in moisture, when it is about to rain there is more moisture in the air and their legs absorb it making their legs gets heavy and causing them to lay down. I’m not sure if this is fact but it seems like a clever idea.

    • Photo: Sally Fenton

      Sally Fenton answered on 21 Jun 2010:

      I don’t know if they actually do!

    • Photo: Peter Styring

      Peter Styring answered on 23 Jun 2010:

      They can sense small changes in air pressure leading up to a storm

    • Photo: Sian Lawson

      Sian Lawson answered on 23 Jun 2010:

      Changes in air temperature and pressure. A lot of animals and plants use this to tell when it’s going to rain.

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