Cattle

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Cows tended by Mikhail ("Enter 77")

Cows roam farther outside The Flame station as well ("Enter 77")

The cow Frank Lapidus saw was confirmed on the Official Lost Podcast to be the same one shown in Season 3 ("Confirmed Dead")  (Official Lost Podcast/February 19, 2008)

Appearances

• Sayid follows the sound of a cowbell. The bell was worn by a red cow which leads him to The Flame station. ("Enter 77")
• After safely landing his helicopter, an injured Frank Lapidus climbs up a hill and stumbles upon a red bull chewing grass and wearing a cowbell. ("Confirmed Dead")
• At least two cows were tended by Mikhail Bakunin at The Flame station. One white, one black & white.
  • There are large slabs of beef in the refrigerator at The Flame, that suggest the cattle are used as a food source. ("Enter 77")

Trivia

• In the Official Lost Podcast the question was asked "Is the Cow that Frank ran into one of Mikhail's cows and what is the cow's name?" to which the reply was "Yes. The name of the cow is Svetlana". (Official Lost Podcast/February 19, 2008)
• In Hinduism cattle are considered sacred.
• In the Old Testament a red heifer was used in a purification ceremony (Numbers 19). Some modern adherents believe it will be necessary for a pure red heifer to be found for the rebuilding of the Temple and/or the End Time.