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They don't. This is a myth. Cattle will just keep on grazing or head for shelter when it rains. Most cattle don't give a hoot whether they get wet or not. If it's a light rain, they'll just keep grazing. If it's a heavy downpour or a cold rain that chills you right to the bone, then they will head for shelter (a grove of trees, a barn or a shed) and bunch up together to keep warm. An experienced cattle producer will tell you that it's not true that cattle will lay down when it's going to rain or even when it does rain. And even an animal scientist can tell you that cattle don't have this barometric-pressure sensing thing that makes them "have to" lay down right before it rains.
The only time cattle will lay down, even when it's all together, is when they're chewing the cud or need a time to rest. Cattle are herd animals, and do anything together, from eating to sleeping to even mating.
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∙ 11y agoYes. They may doze standing up, but to have a true or deep REM sleep they lay down either with their heads tucked in towards their rear or laying flat out on their sides.
Yes they do!
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∙ 11y agoA cow sleeps while lying down, not standing. And, they would get wet if they would sleep in the rain.
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∙ 15y agoCows don't sleep standing up, although they do often doze while standing and can look as though they're sleeping. They lie down to sleep.
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∙ 13y agoCows sleep laying down.
Horses sleep standing up, because they can "lock" their knees.
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Hours at a time, they sleep this way also.
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they lie all curled up
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on the groundThe previous answer: (they sleep like horses standing up). THIS IS A LIE. They bed down and lay on their stomachs. Google image search it.
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Hours at a time, they sleep this way also.
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Yes.
Where do mules sleep?
They will lie down where they are to sleep.
How do cows sleep?
Laying down.
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Do cows sleep?
Yes, cows do sleep. They spend about 4 hours a day lying down to rest and sleep, often in short intervals throughout the day and night.
------- down and go to sleep A lay B laid C lain D lie?
Lie down and go to sleep.
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"Lie down and go to sleep" is correct. "Lie" is the correct verb to use when describing the action of reclining or resting oneself in a horizontal position.
Do lizards lie down when they sleep?
Yes
Blank down and go to sleep?
Lie
Do elephatns sleep standing up?
yes and sometimes they lie down mostly at night they lie down at day they sometimes stand up and sleep
