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calves

[kavz, kahvz] / kævz, kɑvz /


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Calves are “now being born in freezing conditions,” Beyea said, with their “food covered in snow.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2023

Calves need to surface more often to breathe than adults, and thus experience more drag.

From Science Magazine • Jul. 10, 2022

The Golden Calves have been awarded annually since 1981 for the best Dutch film and the best Dutch director and actors of the past year.

From Reuters • Aug. 19, 2021

Calves stay with females for their first year, feeding on milk which is 60% fat.

From The Guardian • Jun. 20, 2018

Calves came from cows and birds hatched from eggs, but insects?

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman




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