Schleich Simmental Bull

Product Description

Domestic cattle spend six to seven hours a day eating. They take short breaks every so often to chew cud. They find a peaceful spot on the pasture to do this. Cows do not have any incisors on their upper jaws. That is why they hold grass firmly between the teeth on their lower jaw & the dental pad on their upper jaw. Then they pinch it off with a powerful tug of their tongue. The coarsely shredded grass is swallowed, regurgitated as cud & then chewed a second time. This process is called rumination. It is often said that cows have four stomachs, but in fact they only have one, with three small compartments that food passes through first: the rumen, the reticulum, the omasum &, finally, the actual stomach: the abomasum. Schleich manufacture amazingly wonderful accurate models of all sorts of animals, including this Simmental Bull model. All Schleich models are beautifully hand painted to give wonderful role play to children & also make a great collectors item for the nature enthusiast. This stunning Schleich Simmental Bull makes a perfect addition to the Schleich range.