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helsinkiandrewtoday at 7:25 AM1 replyview on HN

> There are 4 confirmed fatalities in 2024 and 47 unprovoked bites.

To put that into perspective - there's about 4-5 fatal cow attacks in the UK alone a year.

https://cattlesafety.co.uk/facts-stats/when-cows-attack


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saghmtoday at 7:31 AM

I suspect there are also just a lot more interactions between humans and cows each year. Then again, we're responsible for a lot more cow fatalities as well, so if anything those cows are just fighting back.

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