Cow (Bos taurus) licking her newborn calf.

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Cow (Bos taurus) licking her newborn calf. Female mammals instinctively lick their newborn babies. They do this to clean them but also to stimulate them to start breathing for themselves. in a dairy farm shed. Photographed in Israel, Kibbutz Maagan Michael

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Photo credit: © Hagai Nativ / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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