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You Can Milk A Cow Into A Cat

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In 1954, LIFE magazine's Nat Farbman photographed Fresno dairy farmer Arch Badertscher milking his cows alongside his barn cats Blackie and Brownie.

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Blackie tries to DB* Brownie with a boop to the back of the head...

Nat Farbman//Time Life Pictures / Getty Images

* Dairy block.

...but then manages to catch his own stream.

Nat Farbman//Time Life Pictures / Getty Images

The miracle of dairy. And of cats showing off their pantaloons.

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Even the kids got in on the action.

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Afterglow.

Nat Farbman//Time Life Pictures / Getty Images

And in case you think this was an isolated incident:

Courtesy of the Library of Congress / loc.gov
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