# Dairy Cow versus Ram, Does the cow survive **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 13, 2015, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dairy-cow-versus-ram-does-the-cow-survive/712588 "2015-02-13T17:03:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dairy-cow-versus-ram-does-the-cow-survive/712588/1 "2015-02-13T17:03:15Z")
Saw [this video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ld-RR9PIxMs) on ESPN’s _Highly Questionable_ yesterday. It looks like the Cow might be dead after she and the ram headbutted each other. I assume the ram survive this collision because that is what they do. Did the cow just become ground beef? ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dairy-cow-versus-ram-does-the-cow-survive/712588/2 "2015-02-13T19:05:09Z")
My WAG, the cow was fine. After a brief period of stunned semi-consciousness. Cows have really thick skulls. ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dairy-cow-versus-ram-does-the-cow-survive/712588/3 "2015-02-13T19:21:38Z")
The cow should have Dodged the ram. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dairy-cow-versus-ram-does-the-cow-survive/712588/4 "2015-02-13T19:27:46Z")
> [@Finagle](#): > > The cow should have Dodged the ram. Maybe. What was Moo-par…? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dairy-cow-versus-ram-does-the-cow-survive/712588/5 "2015-02-13T20:08:54Z")
Once there was a silly old ram Thought he’d punch a hole in a [del]dam[/del] cow No one could make that ram, [del]scram[/del] blow He kept buttin’ that [del]dam[/del] cow 'Cause he had high hopes, he had high hopes He had high apple pie, in the sky hopes ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dairy-cow-versus-ram-does-the-cow-survive/712588/6 "2015-02-13T20:17:04Z")
> [@Finagle](#): > > The cow should have Dodged the ram. Ewe got to be kidding, that is udderly ridiculous. ---
**Author:** ![Your\_Great\_Darsh\_Face](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ac8455/32.png) [@Your\_Great\_Darsh\_Face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Your_Great_Darsh_Face)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dairy-cow-versus-ram-does-the-cow-survive/712588/7 "2015-02-13T21:38:45Z")
You’re just milking this for all it’s worth. ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dairy-cow-versus-ram-does-the-cow-survive/712588/8 "2015-02-13T22:07:39Z")
I would guess the ram got lucky and caught the cow at just the right spot and knocked her loopy. But in the end, I would guess the cow would get up. The cow was probably expecting the ram to run away. I see your ram & cow video and raise you a sheep & bull calf video where the sheep tries to teach the young male the headbutting game - [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/D02F9HeSQbg/hqdefault.jpg "Sheep teaches young bull to head butt, Terceira Azores") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D02F9HeSQbg) ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dairy-cow-versus-ram-does-the-cow-survive/712588/9 "2015-02-13T22:37:37Z")
[quote=“Merneith, post:8, topic:712588”] I would guess the ram got lucky and caught the cow at just the right spot and knocked her loopy. But in the end, I would guess the cow would get up. The cow was probably expecting the ram to run away. I see your ram & cow video and raise you a sheep & bull calf video where the sheep tries to teach the young male the headbutting game - [/QUOTE] I think the sheep was trying to pull the wool over his eyes. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dairy-cow-versus-ram-does-the-cow-survive/712588/10 "2015-02-13T22:45:10Z")
[quote=“Merneith, post:8, topic:712588”] I see your ram & cow video and raise you a sheep & bull calf video where the sheep tries to teach the young male the headbutting game - [/QUOTE] That’s adorable! > [@notfrommensa](#): > > I think the sheep was trying to pull the wool over his eyes. I hate all these baa-d puns.