Lightning Fish
Contributor
DA Aquamaster:Well technnically calves drink milk and bovines in general could be construed as drinking milk when they are young, but "cows" is a term generally reserved for mature bovines (including the sub catagories of heifers, bulls and steers) and mature female bovines will not generally tolerate other mature bovines drinking milk.
From dictionary.com:
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=cow
cow
n.
1. The mature female of cattle of the genus Bos.
2. The mature female of other large animals, such as whales, elephants, or moose.
3. A domesticated bovine of either sex or any age.
I'll draw your attention to description number 3. And also according to my 2 year old, a cow is a cow is a cow.
Cheers,
Bill.