They have one word in their vocabulary and it's a single syllable at that.
But farmers claim cows appear to 'moo' in regional accents, despite their limited conversational skills.
Herds in the West Country have been heard lowing with a distinctive Somerset twang - prompting some to claim the sound is more 'moo-arr' than moo.
Brummie accents have been noticed in the Midlands, while Geordie tones abound in Tyne and Wear and there are overtones of Estuary English around the South East.
A similar phenomenon has previously been noticed among wild birds, which twitter in different accents depending on what part of the country they are from.
The difference with the bovine version is that cattle are believed to be picking up their owners' accents and may even be passing them on to their calves.
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