Orphaned Aussie Cow Thinks He's A Dog After Losing His Mum In Tragic Accident

A cow in Broome has become somewhat of a local celebrity after seemingly taking on the mannerisms of a dog.

Peanut the Brahman calf was adopted by local man Edward Foy after he was discovered on the side of the road in Kimberley.

Ed believes the young animal's mother had been hit and killed by a car and Peanut was left to fend for himself.

Foy told the ABC: "The mother was cleaned up by a truck or a car and he was hanging around sniffing the remains. He still had the umbilical cord attached to her."

He decided to take the calf home to his property, where he also owns six dogs, as well as several pigs, chickens and peacocks.

Two months on, in a bizarre yet sweet turn of events, Peanut seems to have now taken on a new canine identity ever since joining Foy's family.

Speaking to the ABC, the blokeexplained: "This one has never seen another cow before, so as far as he's concerned, he's a dog and he's picked up the same personality as a dog

"He's still learning who he is and what he is."

ABC/Edward Foy

And as for how the dogs have reacted to the new family addition?

"They absolutely love him!" Foy said.

And while the calf comes with a hefty food bill of $250 a month due to needing 16 litres of 'some special calf formula', Foy said it's totally 'worth it'.

Understandably, Peanut also often turns heads of amused onlookers as Foy regularly walks him on a lead along with his pack of dogs on Coconut Well beach.

"I normally walk him down the beach and he'll follow me the whole way down while I go for a fish," Foy said.

And while peanut is currently just a little bigger than your average good boy, he could grow to a hefty 900kg.

"Hopefully in the future I can rid him through the bottle shop," Foy added.

And while growing up means Peanut will grow potentially dangerous horns, Foy said he's come up with a perfect solution.

"I'll get two pool noodles and stick them on. So when he hits you it'll feel like soft rubber," he said.

It's not the first time a Foy family have taken in a Brahman cow, with Ed adding: "We had a pet cow, Philip. We had him for 26 years ... he used to squash my mum's veggie patch."

Topics: Animals

Jessica Lynch

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