# Do Bulls Say "Moo"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 10, 2011, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bulls-say-moo/567082 "2011-01-10T12:28:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bulls-say-moo/567082/1 "2011-01-10T12:28:50Z")
Leave it to a four year old to think of this. Do only cows (the female) say moo? What do the bulls say…or do they just grunt a lot? ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bulls-say-moo/567082/2 "2011-01-10T12:34:42Z")
I had a feeling you were four. Bulls “moo” as cows do, but you’ll get tons more aggressive grunting, 'cause they literally have a pair. Can and do they moo? Sure, just not as likely to happen with cows and steer. Cows and steer (castrated bulls) have a less aggressive nature (time to talk testosterone with the kids?), so you’ll hear more so-called mooing, but what a cow/steer can do in terms of mooing, so can a bull. Just expect the more aggressive bull to grunt and huff and puff more (there might be a moo in there somewhere). . ---
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bulls-say-moo/567082/3 "2011-01-10T12:41:08Z")
I’ve definitely heard bulls moo. They also go EeeuuuurrrGGGGHHHHHhhhhh quite a bit. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bulls-say-moo/567082/4 "2011-01-10T13:11:34Z")
Bulls and cows sound the same. They both moo and make that bellowing sound. Cows do that bellowing sound a lot during estrus and will mount each other too. They both will try to gore and grind you into the ground, though the bull is more aggressive with that. Never assume it safe to walk through a pasture with cattle. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bulls-say-moo/567082/5 "2011-01-11T08:45:05Z")
They also have that disconcerting thing where, if you do find yourself in a pasture with cattle, they’ll come galloping toward you, scaring you shitless, only to stop a few metres away and stare. Eerie. ---
**Author:** ![Gedd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gedd/32/4938_2.png) [@Gedd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gedd)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bulls-say-moo/567082/6 "2011-01-11T14:10:19Z")
> [@Richard\_Pearse](#): > > They also have that disconcerting thing where, if you do find yourself in a pasture with cattle, they’ll come galloping toward you, scaring you shitless, only to stop a few metres away and stare. Eerie. They were trying to make you faint. They call it “people tipping.” ---
**Author:** ![KlondikeGeoff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3e96dc/32.png) [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bulls-say-moo/567082/7 "2011-01-11T21:22:01Z")
> [@Richard\_Pearse](#): > > They also have that disconcerting thing where, if you do find yourself in a pasture with cattle, they’ll come galloping toward you, scaring you shitless, only to stop a few metres away and stare. Eerie. If you stop by a pasture and make mooing sounds, they will also come to see you. Years ago when I ran every day, I was running down a dirt road in Vermont when I heard, well, a herd following me. I stopped and about ten cows stopped too. I started and so did they. I stopped and yelled at them to no effect, so what the hell, I just kept running, followed by the cows. By the time I got to the next village, everybody there was doubled over in laughter. They must have thought I was running for my life followed by a stampede. I finally went into a store and waited until the cows turned around and ambled back. Stupid cows. ---
**Author:** ![barbitu8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/839c29/32.png) [@barbitu8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/barbitu8)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bulls-say-moo/567082/8 "2011-01-11T22:14:40Z")
There’s something about running that attracts cows. I used to run by a dairy farm on the outskirts of Peoria, Il, and all the fenced in cows would come to the fence to watch me. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bulls-say-moo/567082/9 "2011-01-11T22:47:28Z")
> [@Gedd](#): > > They were trying to make you faint. They call it “people tipping.” Teople pipping is just a myth. ---
**Author:** ![flano1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f14d63/32.png) [@flano1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flano1)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bulls-say-moo/567082/10 "2011-01-12T01:02:10Z")
Hee hee. ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bulls-say-moo/567082/11 "2011-01-12T11:46:20Z")
The cow goes “Moo,” The bull does too. Everyone says “How d’you do,” down on [Jollity Farm](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyVDUVJvDlM). ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bulls-say-moo/567082/12 "2011-01-12T11:57:32Z")
Knock knock. Who’s there? Interrupting cow. Interrupting cow w… MOOOOO! ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bulls-say-moo/567082/13 "2011-01-12T12:33:50Z")
This thread has been a mooooving experience. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bulls-say-moo/567082/14 "2011-01-12T15:49:20Z")
Don’t have a cow, man. ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bulls-say-moo/567082/15 "2011-01-12T15:51:53Z")
We’re milking this thread for all it’s worth. We should steer it in a different direction. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bulls-say-moo/567082/16 "2011-01-12T15:57:57Z")
I call bull! ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bulls-say-moo/567082/17 "2011-01-12T16:02:34Z")
> [@KlondikeGeoff](#): > > I finally went into a store and waited until the cows turned around and ambled back. Stupid cows. So you literally hung out in that store until the cows came home. And here I thought that was just an expression. ---
**Author:** ![Gedd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gedd/32/4938_2.png) [@Gedd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gedd)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bulls-say-moo/567082/18 "2011-01-12T16:43:25Z")
> [@barbitu8](#): > > There’s something about running that attracts cows. I used to run by a dairy farm on the outskirts of Peoria, Il, and all the fenced in cows would come to the fence to watch me. And once you were out of sight they all stood back up. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bulls-say-moo/567082/19 "2011-01-12T18:02:28Z")
All the talking cows I’ve ever heard said “eat more chicken”. ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bulls-say-moo/567082/20 "2011-01-12T18:42:42Z")
> [@Magiver](#): > > All the talking cows I’ve ever heard said “eat more chicken”. Those cows don’t actually talk, they just write using amusingly bad spelling. Trust me, I am from the home of Chick-fil-A so I know whereof I speak. Moo. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bulls-say-moo/567082.md?page=2)