For every cow there is an equal and opposite bean

In an excellent Twitter thread, crop scientist Dr. Sarah Taber displays the aesthetic similarities between various types of cows and beans. Though the comparison is quite fun, Taber acknowledges that there is "probably no deeper metaphysical meaning to matching cows and beans" (… but maybe). Check out her comparisons below, or view the thread at this link.

Milking Shorthorn & spotted kidney beans pic.twitter.com/fFpCVwUxbm
— Dr Sarah Taber (@SarahTaber_bww) October 12, 2021

Almost-spherical cow (Black Angus) meet almost-spherical black beans.

This cow is probably pregnant, but in general cows are wide bc they're fermentation vats on legs. The rumen (main stomach) alone holds about 50 gallons. So yeah imagine a sentient 50-gal drum. That's a cow }:) pic.twitter.com/i4e8OFj4e3
— Dr Sarah Taber (@SarahTaber_bww) October 12, 2021

Brindle coat pattern- a fancy look, shows up more often in Zebu/Bos indicus cattle than western/Bos taurus breeds.

Bean: "Tiger's Eye" soybean cultivar pic.twitter.com/F50fmcoS4G
— Dr Sarah Taber (@SarahTaber_bww) October 12, 2021

Hulk category: Belgian Blue. A mutation makes their muscles so huge that you have to shave their butts for shows bc the huge hamstrings are just a shelf for poop. :(

favas: chonk beans. can reproduce naturally but you have to peel individual beans bc coats are too thick to eat. pic.twitter.com/qbyqgYpbC0
— Dr Sarah Taber (@SarahTaber_bww) October 12, 2021

Cahokia grew lots of fuzzy beans! TANGENT WARNING

We keep hearing Cahokia's story is "they grew lots of corn & destroyed the environment." But that's not what happened?

Cahokia grew SOME corn. But mostly crops native to N America: little barley, amaranths, fuzzy beans, etc.
— Dr Sarah Taber (@SarahTaber_bww) October 12, 2021