30 March 2023 , 20:24
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A cow has attracted global sympathy for appearing to pretending to be asleep to get out of being milked.
Doris is part of a 200-strong herd on an Isle of Wight dairy farm and has attracted 1.5million views on TikTok for her sneaky ways to avoid milking on a cold morning.
A video prompting showed farmhand John Brodie trying to coax a fed-up-looking Doris outside, but the milk cow made it very clear she was not in the mood.
Mr Brodie said the footage demonstrated how Doris was "more person than cow".
The hilarious clip was shot by Mr Brodie at Reads Farm near Newport purely with the intention of entertaining his wife Laura.
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Doris looked less than happy about being milked (Solent News & Photo Agency)
Doris tucks her head into her shoulder - appearing to be asleep (Solent News & Photo Agency)Mr Brodie said: "Laura thought it was funny and put it on TikTok - I didn't even know about it.
Soon, Radio One DJ Greg James played the audio on his breakfast show the following day, with thousands expressing sympathy for Doris' reluctance to get up too early.
"I identify as Doris," one person commenting said, while others claimed the cow as their own "spirit animal".
Mr Brodie told the BBC the attention had been "crazy" and that messages about Doris had been received "from literally everywhere".
Doris in the video, pretending to be asleep (Solent News & Photo Agency)He said: "It's really surprising but I think it's a really good thing - I think any positive exposure for anything to do with the dairy industry, particularly at the moment, is probably a good thing.
"Doris has a fantastic personality - she's definitely more person than cow."