On February 8, the Shanghai Zoo unveiled the first "baby cow" of 2021: a horned antelope cub.
Wait a minute!?
Isn't this a sheep!?
Sheep are cattle, horses are cattle, and all things can be cattle?
According to experts from Shanghai Zoo
Yak, wildebeest, impala, etc
They are all bovines
So, taxonomically
Cows are cows
Sheep are cattle
Horses are cattle
Isn't that amazing?
Current taxonomy
In the bovine family, except for the bovine subfamily
It also includes the sheep subfamily, the antelope subfamily, etc
Up to 8 subfamilies and 40 genera
Except for those that are very "cattle"
It also includes a variety of things
Very "sheep-like" cattle
These are not "cow" members at all
It is also true that it belongs to the "bovine family"
So you can indeed say
Of course, this is just a taxonomic statement we often say that "cow" generally refers to all members of the cattle family below the cattle subfamily of the cattle family As for the "sheep qi" cattle zodiac, how to calculate it, then you can only ask the Jade Emperor why do you refer to sheep as cattle?
Although the appearance varies greatly
But if you look closely, you'll find out
They are indeed "relatives"
For example
They all have it
Hollow, unforgeted, fixed corners that do not fall off
and
Hooves that are good at running and climbing
Most importantly
The habit of "rumination"
Place the semi-digested ones from the stomach
Return to the mouth and chew again
to be better
Absorb nutrients for forage
Study the words carefully
You can also find more commonalities
Sounds like that now
Cows and sheep are "one cow"
Isn't that incredible?
Scientific research argues
Bovines are from
Ancient deer
Branches that diverge and evolve
Evolutionary evolution of living things
It's just so magical
A lot of flora and fauna
There's a connection you can't believe!
Source: CCTV news client