🐮🐄 Research done by Krista McLennan of Northampton University indicates that cows do indeed have “best friends.”⁠ For the study, cows were penned for 30-minute intervals twice, once with a preferred partner, a “best friend,” and once with a cow that they did not know. During this time, the heart rates of the cows were measured.⁠ ⁠ As it turned out, when paired with their best friend, the cows’ heart rates were significantly lower, and they experienced less stress overall.⁠ ⁠ These findings not only have implications for the dairy industry but also the well-being of the animals. The notion that cows have best friends indicates a great degree of personality in the species and a desire, not unlike our own, to develop deep connections with others.⁠ ⁠ _____⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #cow #cows #bestfriend #bff #friends #science #biology