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No they aren't, I've seen them kill themselves in the most dumb way for no reason except them being mindless automata. Heard the same about cows. Goats are pretty smart btw.
Update: instinct-driven is really good description of them
Cows recognize and respond to their given names (and sometimes even nicknames used by specific people) and have best friends. They are very far from stupid. They're lovely and charming animals. It takes a lot of cognitive dissonance for me to continue eating beef after spending some time at a dairy farm.
Like seeing a cow playing soccer.
That was really fun to watch, thanks! Cows seem to be a lot better at ball sports than emus.
Because emus have only known war.
Pigs too
Cows aren't stupid (by animal standards). Just slow. Calves are like puppies.
I've never owned cows, childhood experience taught me that they are pretty dumb, in the sense that they are slow to react on both ends, as in they won't react to something fast enough, but when they react they are even slower to stop doing shit, especially when stressed. My friend and I had once to stop a calf from strangling itself after she tangled herself in a rope, another time I've seen them try to attack a truck after it moved on and they psyched each other for like ten minutes after the fact (good times, lol).
What matters is that I love them so much! They're all yummy!