Farmers Tales
BBC NEWS | UK | Cows also have regional accents
Cows have regional accents like humans, language specialists have confirmed.
They decided to examine the issue after dairy farmers noticed their cows had slightly different moos, depending on which herd they came from.
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The farmers in Somerset who noticed the phenomenon said it may have been the result of the close bond between them and their animals.
Farmer Lloyd Green, from Glastonbury, said: "I spend a lot of time with my ones and they definitely moo with a Somerset drawl.
Yes they might speak softly in a local burr but the sheep is still a liar - I never did.
And in other news the old sport of winding up townies who are drinking cider in the local gains another champion....
