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Holy cow, these cows have great taste in music

A wholesome moment if there ever was one.
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Chloe Bryan
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Here's a good thing: a pleasant video of cows is currently enchanting Reddit.

In the video, posted by user hang-loose to r/funny on Wednesday, a little girl plays a nice tune on her accordion. She is crouched next to a field of cows.

Before long, it's clear that these cows love the accordion music. Steadily, they move closer and closer to the fence. Accordion music is to these cows as virtually any saxophone solo is to me.

It is shocking that they do not break into applause.

And it's not just these cows who appreciate a good tune. Dairy cows' apparent love for slow music has been fairly well-documented. In fact, a 2001 study at the University of Leicester found that when cows listened to songs like Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water," milk production went up by as much as 3 percent.

Jamiroquai's "Space Cowboy" did not have the same effect.

Topics Animals Music

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Chloe Bryan

Chloe was the shopping editor at Mashable. She was also previously a culture reporter. You can follow her on Twitter at @chloebryan.

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