Cow (Bos taurus) licking her newborn calf. Female mammals instinctively lick their newborn babies. They do this to clean them but also to stimulate th

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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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