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vyrelis t1_j6lpblb wrote

Reply to comment by baconseedsower in TIL When a cow has opposite sex twins, the female twin is usually born intersex and infertile. This happens because the twins blood supplies are linked, which exposes the female to male sex hormones. by awawe

The mom couldn't process that she had twins?

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1955photo t1_j6lsl26 wrote

Cows quite often are confused about that. And sometimes they will just reject a calf for no apparent reason. We are not talking about rocket scientists here. :D

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baconseedsower t1_j6lvi0j wrote

It isn't uncommon. They are hardwired for the concept of one baby, so when nature gives them two, they don't always understand. Also, they're cows. Not very bright.

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