JP Sunshine is very protective. She doesn't want anything to hurt her calf. If the cowboy comes too close, she will shake her head or paw the ground. If she felt very threatened, she might take a few steps forward to warn the cowboy to step back.

How does your mother tell you apart from other kids? How do you suppose JP Sunshine can tell her calf apart from all the other calves in the pasture? The cow can recognize the calf by its beller. When she thinks she hears a calf, she will go to investigate. She will then use her sense of smell to identify her calf. Each calf has it's own distinct smell, which its mama can identify. You and I would not be able to smell the difference in the calves. A cow's sense of smell is much better than ours. Aren't you glad your mom can recognize you by her sense of sight and doesn't have to smell the difference between kids?

This cow just had a calf. She is ½ Longhorn and ½ Saler. The baby is wet with afterbirth. The cow is licking the calf and cleaning it up.

This calf is nursing. A calf sucks milk from its mother's body. Later it will eat grass also. The first few days, the cow's milk contains special milk called colostrum. It contains antibodies, which help the calf to stay healthy and fight off diseases.

Click on the picture of the bird with the letter below. Send us an e-mail and let us know what to name JP Sunshine's calf. Be sure to tell us your name and address. If your name for the calf is chosen, we will send you a picture from Moore Ranch in the mail!

Come back soon, and see how big JP Sunshine's calf has grown!