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The Secret Life of Cows by Rosamund Young; Young, Rosamund, author is a science book available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Secret Life of Cows about?

"Within a day of receiving this book, I had consumed it... Absorbing, moving, and compulsively readable."—Lydia Davis In this affectionate, heart-warming chronicle, Rosamund Young distills a lifetime of organic farming wisdom, describing the surprising personalities of her cows and other animals At her famous Kite's Nest Farm in Worcestershire, England, the cows (as well as sheep, hens, and pigs) all roam free. They make their own choices about rearing, grazing, and housing. Left to be themselves, the cows exhibit temperaments and interests as diverse as our own. "Fat Hat" prefers men to women; "Chippy Minton" refuses to sleep with muddy legs and always reports to the barn for grooming before bed; "Jake" has a thing for sniffing the carbon monoxide fumes of the Land Rover exhaust pipe; and "Gemima" greets all humans with an angry shake of the head and is fiercely independent. An organic farmer for decades, Young has an unaffected and homely voice. Her prose brims with genuine devotion to the wellbeing of animals. Most of us never apprehend the various inner lives animals possess, least of all those that we might eat. But Young has spent countless hours observing how these creatures

Who reads The Secret Life of Cows?

Author

Rosamund Young; Young, Rosamund, author

Publisher

Penguin Books

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9780525557319

Category

science

Subjects

Agriculture, Nature, Science

Rating

3.44 / 5 (33 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13