Cows can predict rain

The results of a new US study can validate folk experiences about seeing the action of cows to guess the rain.

The researchers found that cows often stand longer when it is hot. This implies a strong connection between their behavior and the weather.

They conducted tests to test the folk experience that cows are more likely to lie down when the weather gets colder - the phenomenon usually happens just before it rains.

Looking at cow's actions can predict the weather

Animal scientists from the University of Arizona and Northwest Missouri focused on studying the body temperature of cows throughout the vast western region of the United States. This study is also partly because when cows are overheated, their milk production is also affected.

The researchers found that cows stood longer when it was hot because it helped them cool down in the center of the body. By exposing more skin, the cow's body easily dissipates heat to the air. When these organisms get too hot, they pant more, eat less, and therefore produce less milk.

In contrast, cows always lie down when they want to conserve heat and energy. This may inadvertently help explain why cows often lie down when it is about to rain in milder climates.

As we all know, before it rains it is a time of low pressure - a condition that is easy to detect and is also a sign that it has become cold. According to research by US scientists, if you spread heat by standing up, when cold weather is coming, they will lie down.