by drinking mama milk from the female cow .
A cow can survive if her calf is dead in her womb. But if that calf is not expelled or pulled out soon, she could die as well.
First, the calf may die if it doesn't get colostrum within an hour or two after birth. Secondly, the mother will simply dry up (stop milk production) if her calf doesn't survive or you don't get the calf to start suckling from his momma.
Hopefully, if the cow has good milk and you take care of the cow and calf properly. It often will take a calf between 10 minutes and 2 hours for him to eventually stand on his own and start to nurse. So be patient.
A cow is already independent and able to survive independently, since she's a mature female bovine that has already given birth to a calf or two.
Calf. The same terms that apply to cattle generally apply to bison.
A calf a full grown calf is a cow!
A stray calf is commonly referred to as a "lost calf" or a "wandered calf."
Calf's. The calf's tail was swatting at the fly.
A baby buffalo is called a calf.
The offspring of a cow is referred to as a calf. A heifer calf is a female calf, a bull calf is an intact male calf, and a steer calf is a castrated male calf (castrated after birth).
Both. A calf is a general term for a young bovine, regardless of sex. A calf, thus, can be either male or female. A male calf is called a bull calf, and a female calf a heifer calf. If the bull calf has been castrated, he is then called a steer calf.
A nonspecific calf injury. If your calf is knackered then you have calf-knack. It is a colloquialism from Britain.