tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198834865407992154.post8497358261304006735..comments2023-08-27T06:37:16.538-04:00Comments on Luke & April Graham: THE LAZY 5Luke & Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07146687766277937315noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198834865407992154.post-57479010090446296342008-08-13T14:21:00.000-04:002008-08-13T14:21:00.000-04:00April, what a great post! I will have to go there...April, what a great post! I will have to go there one day - is it in North Carolina? Also, as a large animal vet, I feel the need to respond to a few of your questions... ;) <BR/><BR/>The bovid's (cow's) eyes look like slits because that's the way the pupils are situated. Just as a cat's pupils are slits situated up and down (ever noticed?), most ruminants (those with four-chambered stomachs) have horizontal slits. Why? Because that's how God made 'em!<BR/><BR/>Ruminants also do not have front teeth on their upper gums - they only need front teeth for biting off grass, which they can do quite well with just their bottom teeth and their 'dental pad'. So it will be the same with any cows, sheep, goats, or crosses of such that you see. They all have back molars on top and bottom for chewing. As for the long tongue, it's also a BIG tongue - in fact, three times the size of their brain! You can imagine that God made these beasts for one reason - eating!<BR/><BR/>The guy whose identity you didn't know looks like some form of ruminant - probably closer to a cow than a deer and not a horse (notice the moist muzzle/nose? Horses have dry ones.). Past that, I don't know, but I can ask around!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting such a neat experience and giving me the opportunity to brag on some of God's greatest creatures - it's not everyday a bovine vet can do so on the web! ;)Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371892139847124325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198834865407992154.post-35948676477312259722008-08-10T21:28:00.000-04:002008-08-10T21:28:00.000-04:00That is the craziest thing I have ever seen!! Do y...That is the craziest thing I have ever seen!! Do you remember how terrified I was of your dogs growing up? This place would creep me out! I would so drive through with the windows up! ha! Oh, how I bet my kids would love it though! I'll have to keep this place in mind for a vacation one year!The Agarwalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04917783599101221238noreply@blogger.com