An interesting fact about Cattle / myLot

January 25, 2026 12:28pm CST

I am watching TV at the moment I am watching BBC 1 The program that is on just now is called Countryfile And I just learned that Cattle swim using all 4 legs. So there. I did not know that , did you?

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (20969)

• London, England

25 Jan

I have video of other four-footers using all legs to swim, so I'd have guessed it

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Jimlos Tatooth

@Ineeddentures (15736)

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25 Jan

It's funny I used to live on a farm with loads of cattle, and I wouldn't have known that at all.

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Stacey

@xstitcher (37808)

• Petaluma, California

27 Jan

I did not know that. That's two things I've learned in the last couple of minutes--I just read Judy Story's post which mentions how long Jello has been around.

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Jimlos Tatooth

@Ineeddentures (15736)

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27 Jan

Jello, I would have no idea about that either But I do feel silly not knowing cows used 4 legs to swim.

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Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (14160)

• Ireland

26 Jan

@ineeddentures I suspect any creatures would use all available limbs when swimming. I know I do. But do they know that what they are doing is swimming?

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Jimlos Tatooth

@Ineeddentures (15736)

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26 Jan

I'm trying hard to answer this I've typed some really daft things on Mylot But "And I just learned that Cattle swim using all 4 legs. So there. I did not know that , did you?" Is up there with any of them