List of Female Animals Called Cows

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Holstein dairy cow

Female American bison nursing her calf in Yellowstone National Park, with the young calf feeding closely beside her in a natural grassy landscape.

Close-up of a water buffalo standing at the edge of a calm lake.

Female Cape buffalo standing with her calf in Lake Nakuru National Park, both positioned close together in an open savanna landscape.

Mother yak with white-and-black fur standing beside her black calf in a high-altitude region of Nepal, both adapted to cold mountain conditions.

Indian gaur (Indian bison) with its calf on a grassy meadow in Kodaikanal, showing its dark, muscular body, curved horns, and the lighter-colored calf close by.

Female banteng with a brown coat, slender build, white markings on the legs and rump, and gently curved horns, standing alone in a natural setting.

African zebu cow in Senegal, with a prominent shoulder hump, long curved horns, adapted to hot climates.

Female muskox with her calf in Dovrefjell National Park, Norway, stand oingn open tundra terrain. The adult has a thick, dark brown shaggy coat and curved horns, while the smaller calf stays close by, covered in softer, lighter fur.

Mother and baby elk

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Holstein dairy cow

Holstein dairy cow

A dairy cow.

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Female American bison nursing her calf in Yellowstone National Park, with the young calf feeding closely beside her in a natural grassy landscape.

Bison

Mother and baby bison.

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Close-up of a water buffalo standing at the edge of a calm lake.

Water buffalo

A female water buffalo is called a cow.

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Female Cape buffalo standing with her calf in Lake Nakuru National Park, both positioned close together in an open savanna landscape.

Cape buffalo

A female Cape buffalo is called a cow.

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Mother yak with white-and-black fur standing beside her black calf in a high-altitude region of Nepal, both adapted to cold mountain conditions.

Yak

A female yak is called a cow.

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Indian gaur (Indian bison) with its calf on a grassy meadow in Kodaikanal, showing its dark, muscular body, curved horns, and the lighter-colored calf close by.

Gaur

A female gaur is called a cow.

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Female banteng with a brown coat, slender build, white markings on the legs and rump, and gently curved horns, standing alone in a natural setting.

Banteng

A female banteng is called a cow.

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African zebu cow in Senegal, with a prominent shoulder hump, long curved horns, adapted to hot climates.

Brahman (zebu) cow

A white Brahman cow.

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Female muskox with her calf in Dovrefjell National Park, Norway, stand oingn open tundra terrain. The adult has a thick, dark brown shaggy coat and curved horns, while the smaller calf stays close by, covered in softer, lighter fur.

Musk ox

A female musk ox is called a cow.

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Mother and baby elk

Mother and baby elk

A female elk is called a cow and a young elk is called a calf.

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Moose cow and her baby calf standing in grasslands, the large adult with a dark brown coat and long face beside the smaller calf with lighter fur.

Moose

A female moose is called a cow.

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Female reindeer and her calf (Rangifer tarandus) standing together, the adult with a thick brown-and-white coat and short antlers, and the young calf with softer, lighter fur.

Reindeer (Caribou)

A female reindeer is called a cow.

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Female camel and her calf in Wadi Sumayni, Oman, the adult with a sandy coat and single hump standing protectively beside the smaller calf in an arid desert landscape.

Camel

A female camel is called a cow.

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Masai giraffe standing protectively beside her newborn calf in Nairobi National Park, with the distant skyline of Nairobi on the horizon, her long arched neck framing the baby.

Giraffe

A female giraffe is called a cow.

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Female elephant with her baby in a natural landscape in South Africa, the adult walking protectively beside the smaller calf across open terrain.

Elephant

Mother and baby elephant

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Female southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) with her newborn calf, the large gray mother walks protectively beside the small calf.

Rhinoceros

A female rhinoceros is called a cow.

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Female Hippopotamus with her baby standing near a water body in Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya.

Hippopotamus

A female hippopotamus is called a cow.

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Female blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), also known as the common or white-bearded wildebeest, walks with her calf in the savanna. The adult has a sturdy, dark gray-brown body, a long face with a beard-like mane, and curved horns, while the smaller calf has a lighter coat and stays close for protection amid the open grassland.

Gnu

A female gnu is called a cow.

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Female kudu antelope with her calf at Kruger National Park, South Africa. She has a slender build with a light brown coat marked by distinct white vertical stripes, large rounded ears, and no horns (unlike males), alert and looking toward the surroundings amid sparse bushes and tall grass.

Kudu

A female kudu is called a cow.

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Young female eland, the largest antelope species, at Elandsberg Nature Reserve, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, standing in open grassland. She has a large, sturdy build with a light tan coat, faint vertical stripes along her sides, a slight dewlap at the throat, and short, straight horns.

Eland

A female eland is called a cow.

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Female blue bull (nilgai) with her calf. The adult has a sturdy, tawny-brown body with a short mane and slender legs, lacking horns, while the smaller calf has a lighter coat.

Nilgai

A female nilgai is called a cow.

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Mother and baby takin standing side by side, looking directly at the camera in a mountainous habitat. The adult has a stocky build with a thick golden-brown coat, dark facial markings, and short, curved horns, while the smaller calf has softer, lighter fur and stays close to its mother.

Takin

A female takin is called a cow.

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Mother and baby

Mother and baby

A baby whale is called a calf.

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Dolphin

Dolphin

A female dolphin is called a cow.

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Harbour porpoise, a small, compact marine mammal with a rounded snout and smooth, streamlined body, swims in the water.

Porpoise

A female porpoise is called a cow.

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Manatee mom and calf

Manatee mom and calf

A young manatee stays close to its mom.

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Mother and baby dugong

Mother and baby dugong

A calf, or baby dugong, will stay close to its mother. The mother keeps the calf...

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Seal

Seal

A female seal is called a cow.

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Sea lion

Sea lion

A female sea lion is called a cow.

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Mother and baby walrus

Mother and baby walrus

A walrus pup remains with its mother for two to three years.

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Cape buffalo

Cape buffalo

A female Cape buffalo is called a cow.

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Cow

Cow

A female elephant (cow) in Masai Mara, Kenya.

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Takin

Takin

A female takin is called a cow.

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