Do you ever feel like you don't quite fit in with everybody else? Are you the black sheep of your family? Do you sometimes feel like your true place in this world lies somewhere else? Well, why not take a leaf out of this cow's book and sack off the farm life to go and knock about with a bunch of big hairy-arsed bison instead?
A young bovine in Poland who was dreaming of pastures new escaped from her farm last autumn and has been living happily with a herd of bison ever since her departure.
The female escapee trotted off last year and now photos are beginning to emerge from Poland's Bialowieza Forest, near the border with Belarus, showing her with her new pals together.
The cow was spotted by ornithologist Adam Zbyryt, who noticed the differences in size and colouring from the rest of the group.
He told Polish broadcaster TVN24 that he observed a group of about 50 bison last November.
To begin with, Zbyryt was sure it was just a bison with a mutated gene, but on closer inspection he realised it was actually a French Limousin cow.
This week, the cow was observed again, by biologist Rafal Kowalczyk.
"This is a young cow, not too coordinated with the group. Bison are like one organism and she stands out," he told TVN24.
However, while it may seem cute and harmless, experts have warned that the cow may need to be captured and put back in with its own kind before it becomes old enough to breed.
Bison/cow hybrid offspring would contaminate the wild population, not to mention that bison calves are so large that giving birth to one could be fatal.
But for now, she's free to roam the countryside with her bison buddies.
Interspecies friendships are nothing new, but they never stop being amazing. Nothing seems to capture people's imaginations quite like two different animals sharing a special bond.
"I think the choices animals make in cross-species relationships are the same as they'd make in same-species relationships," Marc Bekoff, professor emeritus of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Colorado, said in an interview with Slate.
"Some dogs don't like every other dog. Animals are very selective about the other individuals who they let into their lives."
While it's sad that the adventurous cow might not be with her newfound friends for much longer, at least she got a chance to do some exploring.
Featured Image Credit: RAFAL KOWALCZYKTopics: World News, Animals