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Cattle are ruminants with multi-compartmented stomachs, and are frequently seen at rest while "chewing the cud", or "ruminating"....
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This means they regurgitate, chew and reswallow the grass and other vegetation they have previously eaten during grazing.
Subjects: Biology, Science
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