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by kitkatt on June 15th, 2006

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Why do cows go moo?

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  • by hdsquaver spark on June 17th, 2006

    hdsquaver spark

    Cause they love jumping over the mooooooooooon!
    Actually they don't go moo, it's a hum type sound they make people just interpret the sound as moo since it is easier to say.

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  • by Simply msFortunate on December 15th, 2006

    Simply msFortunate

    I've seen cows moo when they're afraid. I've also seen them all moo as they're traveling along in a big herd - it's kind of like mooing in stereo, but not necessarily in unison. And also, when they need to be milked.

    That's my observation, at least. :-)

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  • by TheAnswerer on December 15th, 2006

    TheAnswerer

    Animals communicate with eachother in a variety of ways - with their body
    language, with certain odors, with touch, and with sounds. When a cow
    moos, it is communicating. While the languages that people use are
    probably much more complex than the ones used by cows, their purpose
    remains the same.

    As to the reasons that cows moo, I suppose a dairy farmer would be the best
    person to ask. If you have time, try watching cows and see what is
    happening when they moo. Is it time to eat? Is there another animal
    approaching? Or do they just seem to be expressing themselves creatively?
    Try it!
    http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/may98/896646942.Zo.r.html

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  • by denise on April 20th, 2007

    denise

    Because they can't talk sily

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  • by Nelson - Jetpacking from bed on April 20th, 2007

    Nelson - Jetpacking from bed

    Um, to get to the other side?

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  • by myself on April 20th, 2007

    myself

    they are saying mooooooooooon because the want to go to the moooooooooooon. because fo this recent discovery cows are now named :
    1. Cowsmonaut
    2. Astrocows
    3.Cosmocows

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  • by the_truth_of_the_gov on April 16th, 2007

    the_truth_of_the_gov

    It is deffinatley because they want fooooood. But the acient farmers got tired of them asking for fooooooood so they continued to beat them. the cows being the smart allecs they are decieded to change it to mooo instead and the farmers were tired from beating then so they just gave up. and pretty soon it was all but forgoten but i uncovered this secret from the goverment. along with the fact that Abraham Lincoln was actually a yettie and it was the yettiesberg address instead of the gettiesberg address. But that is a storry for another time. YIPPEEE

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  • by Spicy Hot on August 31st, 2009

    Spicy Hot

    Bawk, Bawk, was already taken. :-)

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  • by Esteban-- Smart ass Pumpkin on August 31st, 2009

    Esteban-- Smart ass Pumpkin

    because of a very limited vocabulary.

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  • by Nomasain on August 31st, 2009

    Nomasain

    Cause if they made the sound of a carrot, the rabbits would eat them.

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  • by debodun on May 2nd, 2008

    debodun

    Because woof, meow, neigh and squeal were already taken.

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  • by Anonymous on April 24th, 2008

    Anonymous

    Cows were near the back of the queue when noises got doled out - us humans got the best deal with the whole talking/singing deal, monkeys didn't half do bad with the "oo oo". Guinea pigs were ushered to the front of the queue mainly to make up for the fact they were at the back when bodies got handed out and ended up being made out of the blob of infinite matter that wa sleft after everything else had been made - hence their rather exciting "weeb WEEEB" noise. Baa, Quack, Woof and Miaow were also taken - so cows had to settle for Moo. They're just grateful they got in in front of the fish.

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  • by cherryanna on April 24th, 2008

    cherryanna

    THEY WANT MILKED!!!!

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  • by cherryanna on April 24th, 2008

    cherryanna

    Cause they want milked !

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  • by justtheme on April 20th, 2007

    justtheme

    its simple cows try to say i have the muuuuncheys because they snort grass all the time. but they cant pronounce the U sound and they lack a basic language so......ya be seing you! peace!

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  • by ABnormally HappyVTguy moves to NH on April 20th, 2007

    ABnormally HappyVTguy moves to NH

    because they can't say "AFLAC"

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  • by Lippycow on April 20th, 2007

    Lippycow

    did you know if their lips fall off they then say oo oo sorry lol.

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  • by Anonymous on April 20th, 2007

    Anonymous

    don't think anyone really knows, its probably just the language they speak, like we speak English. Some people think its a moan that sounds like a moo and others think that their trying to say moon. Or maybe its just the sound they make.

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  • by ABnormally HappyVTguy moves to NH on April 20th, 2007

    ABnormally HappyVTguy moves to NH

    You need to hire an interpreter, In cowese Moo means"pull my finger." As Americans, we are finally getting around to harvesting all that methane. If we only knew earlier.....

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  • by Anonymous on June 15th, 2006

    Anonymous

    Moooooooo is short for moooooolah or money !

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  • by Grandma Roses - my avatar is my real dog on June 15th, 2006

    Grandma Roses - my avatar is my real dog

    Because the sheep already had dibs on 'Baaah' and the pigs had dibs on 'Oink.'

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  • by Grandma Roses - my avatar is my real dog on June 15th, 2006

    Grandma Roses - my avatar is my real dog

    Because the sheep already had dibs on 'Baaah' and the pigs had dibs on 'Oink.'

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  • by CaRbOnPrOdUcK is Baccuss on August 31st, 2009

    CaRbOnPrOdUcK is Baccuss

    They don't want to look like "Cow Heards".

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  • by Moosayscow on November 16th, 2006

    Moosayscow

    Well, all the other answers to this are a tad...nonfactual, but as far as I know, cows do not simply moo to make noise. 95% of cow gas comes out when a cow moos, so a moo is partially a form of burping as well as bovine communication. Moo!

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  • by Anonymous on December 15th, 2006

    Anonymous

    The same reasons cats meow. It's their way of expressing themselves. Not necessarily an particular reason I ever heard from farmers except they will moo more if excited or afraid.

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  • by anonymous on December 15th, 2006

    anonymous

    b/c that is the sound that they make. its like asking why dogs bark and why cats purr and why people talk

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  • by Occams Electric Razor on April 24th, 2008

    Occams Electric Razor

    because they have a hard time getting their tongue around their mouths to say the sound "N" if they could we would know they are not trying to say "moo" but really trying to say "Moon". Few know the cow is actually from the moon, and they migrated to earth to bring us tasty cheese (the moon is made of cheese). Hence the rhyme "..the cow jumped over the moon".

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  • by Masterman on June 16th, 2006

    Masterman

    i agree.. all the other sounds have been taken...

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  • by -O-uknow on October 18th, 2010

    -O-uknow

    They tried coo but it just wasn't right.

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  • by Gladxx on May 21st, 2010

    Gladxx

    Because tey are JOOOOOS

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  • by Gladxx on May 21st, 2010

    Gladxx

    BECUASE THEY ARE JOOOOOS

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  • by brkenwing50 on October 18th, 2010

    brkenwing50

    that is the only way they can talk, to express there selves, like it sad or happy or love or not.

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  • by Yarnlady is happy every day on April 24th, 2008

    Yarnlady is happy every day

    In French, a cow says meuh; Dutch, boeh; Danish, muh;
    and I've heard them say mmuaaahhh and mmmyarrrr

    LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Cows have regional accents, a group of British farmers claims, and phonetics experts say the idea is not as far-fetched as it sounds.

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  • by bob on May 2nd, 2008

    bob

    because they can

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  • by Nightwatchdog on August 31st, 2009

    Nightwatchdog

    Moo is short for "moon", and cows like to jump over it when nobody is watching them.

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  • by Barkley Hound on August 31st, 2009

    Barkley Hound

    Oink was already taken.

    ₪ ɦəlʞɹɐq ₪

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  • by raylrodr on August 31st, 2009

    raylrodr

    Because they can't respond "Like, Oink, Man, Totally"

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  • by Schonberg on August 31st, 2009

    Schonberg

    Because their HORNS dont work!!!

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  • by Anonymous on January 21st, 2009

    Anonymous

    Stupid ppl hide in cows and cannot say moon so they are either going to say moo or cheese

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  • by mr. Bill on October 3rd, 2008

    mr. Bill

    So old Mcdonald would have a song. mr Bill

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  • by bob on May 2nd, 2008

    bob

    because they can

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  • by bob on May 2nd, 2008

    bob

    because they can...you're just jealous because you can't make the same noise!

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  • by mooooo on October 3rd, 2008

    mooooo

    because cows dont have a voice box.

    also sheep like carrots on a sunday morning.

    the cows get jealous so masacre the sheep and eat their hoof clippings.

    also ben seagrave and dean mevo are fat!!


    WE LOVE GOATS!

    (www.welovegoatsassociation.co.uk)

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  • by Gladxx on May 21st, 2010

    Gladxx

    Because they are JOOOWS

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