Animals, Babies and Parents
Activity: Alike and Not Alike
Draw a Venn diagram on a piece of paper. A Venn diagram is two circles with part of each circle crossing over the other. Look at the cow and her calves below. How are they the same? How are they different? Write your ideas in your Venn diagram.
Mother
Name: Cow
Age: 3 Years Old
Weight: 1,500 pounds
Eats: Hay, grass, and grain
Drinks: Water
Baby
Name: Calf
Age: 2 Months Old
Weight: 150 pounds
Eats: Nothing yet!*
Drinks: Milk and Water
*A calf will start to eat hay and grain when it is 3 or 4 months old.
Did You Know?
Holstein cows have spot patterns on their hides. Each cow has a different pattern. No two are the same!