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Dairy farmer Pertti Salmi couldn't believe his eyes when he saw a cow
named Vilukas standing next to his barn on Monday morning.

rCo It was a total shock, Salmi says.

The feral cat had escaped from the farm at Pirttilahti Farm in Sinet|n, Rovaniemi, at the turn of April and May. It had jumped over the fence
and run into the forest.

Salmi suspects that the young heifer may have been bullied in the pen,
as cows also have their own hierarchy.

The heifer was still seen a few times in May and villagers tried to
bring it back to the farm, but to no avail. The heifer would not let
itself be captured.

rCo As soon as it saw a person, it took off and immediately disappeared.

After spring, the heifer disappeared without a trace.

At the turn of August and September, Salmi gave up hope that the heifer
would ever be recovered. He had heard from locals that there were wild
animals in the area.

rCo I thought it had drowned in the river or been eaten by a bear or
wolves. I told the deer hunters that if you find it, you can kill it,
and then I will go and get the meat from the forest, Salmi recalls.

Salmi knew that the heifer was pregnant and that she should calve in
late October. However, he thought that the heifer had conceived, or
given birth to a calf prematurely. He suspected that a heifer living in
the wild would not get enough nutrition from its mother.

On Monday morning, Salmi was very surprised when he saw that Viluka was
being followed by a calf about one day old.

"I was speechless," he continues to mutter.

Vilukkaa had apparently had enough food in the wild, as both the cow and
calf were in good condition when they returned home.

However, according to Salmi, Lehm|n was a very humble girl.

rCo Just like that, he looked from under his eyebrows, as if he were here
now, would you start feeding him?

Salmi and his employees opened the barn doors to the cow.

rCo I said, go there now, now it's time for you to come out of there [the forest]. I stumbled there very humbly, Salmi recounts the events.

Marjukka Mattio, an expert at the Central Union of Agricultural and
Forestry Producers, has never heard of a similar case where a cow
returned to the farm after such a long time.

Both Mattio and Salmi think that this is a so-called "frost drives the
pig home" situation. [The pig == the prodigal son]

As autumn turns into winter, there is no longer enough grass to eat in
nature, and as cows nurse, their nutritional needs increase even more.
The cooler weather also increases their nutritional needs.

rCo It must have been a new situation for the heifer when she had a calf.
It's better to go somewhere familiar and safe, where there is more
silage and shelter available than in the forest, Mattio estimates.

He thinks the heifer was very lucky and didn't encounter any predators
on her escape. Salmi's guess is that the heifer acted on her instincts
and thus managed to avoid encounters with bears and wolves.

rCo It may have bumped into it or smelled it nearby or sensed that another animal was here. I would guess that it has circled them, Salmi muses.

https://yle-fi.translate.goog/a/74-20191450?_x_tr_sl=fi&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=fi&_x_tr_pto=wapp

There's a very cool clip of the two delinquents.

You might also want to check out puppy live at yle.fi. The 11 (!) pups
are +14 days old now, and have had their eyes open for about a day
(can't say the same about the PerSu folks). That's where the fun begins.
Mommy dog might have more on her paws than she bargained for.
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The bear, the bear, and the maiden fair"
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On 11/1/25 11:14 PM, Pelle Svansl||s wrote:

the heifer acted on her instincts and thus managed to avoid encounters
with bears and wolves.

A form of profiling. Very effective, that.
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On 2.11.2025 20.26, Sawfish wrote:

On 11/1/25 11:14 PM, Pelle Svansl||s wrote:

the heifer acted on her instincts and thus managed to avoid encounters
with bears and wolves.

A form of profiling. Very effective, that.

I bet that's what the pregnant teenage cow thought six months ago. "Eff
off! I can profile my way in the wilderness!"

But the woods made the young mom wise beyond her years. And she chose to repent and return to government hay. Thanks to the safety nets, she will
now be a productive member of the society. As will her calf.

Whatta story!
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On 11/2/25 11:44 PM, Pelle Svansl||s wrote:

On 2.11.2025 20.26, Sawfish wrote:

On 11/1/25 11:14 PM, Pelle Svansl||s wrote:

the heifer acted on her instincts and thus managed to avoid
encounters with bears and wolves.

A form of profiling. Very effective, that.

I bet that's what the pregnant teenage cow thought six months ago. "Eff
off! I can profile my way in the wilderness!"

But the woods made the young mom wise beyond her years. And she chose to repent and return to government hay. Thanks to the safety nets, she will
now be a productive member of the society. As will her calf.

Well, I at least hope they have universal preschool there.

Whatta story!

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In article <10e87on$29vfj$1@dont-email.me>,
Sawfish <sawfish666@gmail.com> wrote:

On 11/1/25 11:14 PM, Pelle Svansl||s wrote:

the heifer acted on her instincts and thus managed to avoid encounters
with bears and wolves.

A form of profiling. Very effective, that.

I'm really trying to understand this conversation. Can someone help?


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On 11/3/25 12:28 PM, bmoore wrote:

In article <10e87on$29vfj$1@dont-email.me>,
Sawfish <sawfish666@gmail.com> wrote:

On 11/1/25 11:14 PM, Pelle Svansl||s wrote:

the heifer acted on her instincts and thus managed to avoid encounters
with bears and wolves.

A form of profiling. Very effective, that.

I'm really trying to understand this conversation. Can someone help?

It's an encoded crypto-nazi communique.
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In article <10eb49n$35g13$1@dont-email.me>,
Sawfish <sawfish666@gmail.com> wrote:

On 11/3/25 12:28 PM, bmoore wrote:

In article <10e87on$29vfj$1@dont-email.me>,
Sawfish <sawfish666@gmail.com> wrote:

On 11/1/25 11:14 PM, Pelle Svansl||s wrote:

the heifer acted on her instincts and thus managed to avoid encounters >>>> with bears and wolves.

A form of profiling. Very effective, that.

I'm really trying to understand this conversation. Can someone help?

It's an encoded crypto-nazi communique.

Oh. I wish I hadn't asked.

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On 11/4/25 8:59 AM, bmoore wrote:

In article <10eb49n$35g13$1@dont-email.me>,
Sawfish <sawfish666@gmail.com> wrote:

On 11/3/25 12:28 PM, bmoore wrote:

In article <10e87on$29vfj$1@dont-email.me>,
Sawfish <sawfish666@gmail.com> wrote:

On 11/1/25 11:14 PM, Pelle Svansl||s wrote:

the heifer acted on her instincts and thus managed to avoid encounters >>>>> with bears and wolves.

A form of profiling. Very effective, that.

I'm really trying to understand this conversation. Can someone help?

It's an encoded crypto-nazi communique.

Oh. I wish I hadn't asked.

:^)
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