Radiolab

The Resistance of a Cow

April 17, 2026·51 minnarrativescience
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This Radiolab episode investigates a bizarre and troubling phenomenon observed on dairy farms in Denmark and the United States: cows refusing to drink water and instead drinking each other’s urine. The story centers on Gregers Christensen, a Danish farmer whose cows exhibited this beha

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Matt Kilty

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Gregers ChristensenKlara GrunelDoug ReinemannJill NelsonLarry Neubauer

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Idaho Power

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Viking Link

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Investigative JournalismLong Form Journalism

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