In the woods near the farm i live by, my dad and I came across these scattered piles- large and small- of what was either cow throwup, or bear throw up, possible bear poop. It was a cream colored whitish with corn and white ahir that could have been corn husk. There was also an intestine near by... im guessing it was bear poop/puke, but im no scientist im only 13..Thanks!
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I do not think this came from a cow. Cow dung is fully digested and would not contain anything that still looked like corn or corn husk. Cow's do bring up a cud but they don't drop it and it wouldn't have whole corn in it because cows are super good chewers and everything is all mashed up.
I'd say that the intestine nearby is the big clue. That tells me that an animal was killed. The size of the intestine would give us a clue as to the size of the animal. If it was small, like a pencil width, then it probably belonged to an animal the size of a rabbit. If it was big around, like a paper towel tube, then a deer size is probable. I'm going to guess that the corn/husk/white hair was maybe in the gut of the dead animal and spilled out when whatever caught it tore it open.
I'd say that the intestine nearby is the big clue. That tells me that an animal was killed. The size of the intestine would give us a clue as to the size of the animal. If it was small, like a pencil width, then it probably belonged to an animal the size of a rabbit. If it was big around, like a paper towel tube, then a deer size is probable. I'm going to guess that the corn/husk/white hair was maybe in the gut of the dead animal and spilled out when whatever caught it tore it open.
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Cows can't technically vomit, but they can bring up the contents of the foregut, called regurgitation.
Cows have 4 separate 'stomachs', the reticulum, rumen, omasum and abomasum. The abomasum is called the 'true stomach', and is the cow equivalent of the human stomach. The other 3 are all very large out-pouchings of the oesophagus.
Vomiting as defined as bringing up contents of the stomach, with effort (abdominal muscle contractions etc.) Regurgitation is passively bringing up food sitting in the oesophagus. Cows can't really bring up food from the abomasum, because all the other compartments are in the way. They can bring up the contents of the reticulum and rumen. Because this is technically the oesophagus, the action is defined as regurgitation.
Cows regurgitate small amounts normally, called chewing the cud. They also regurgitate large amounts when they're sick, like if they eat something poisonous. So no, cows don't really vomit. But they do regurgitate, which is really similar.
Cows have 4 separate 'stomachs', the reticulum, rumen, omasum and abomasum. The abomasum is called the 'true stomach', and is the cow equivalent of the human stomach. The other 3 are all very large out-pouchings of the oesophagus.
Vomiting as defined as bringing up contents of the stomach, with effort (abdominal muscle contractions etc.) Regurgitation is passively bringing up food sitting in the oesophagus. Cows can't really bring up food from the abomasum, because all the other compartments are in the way. They can bring up the contents of the reticulum and rumen. Because this is technically the oesophagus, the action is defined as regurgitation.
Cows regurgitate small amounts normally, called chewing the cud. They also regurgitate large amounts when they're sick, like if they eat something poisonous. So no, cows don't really vomit. But they do regurgitate, which is really similar.