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โ€œHerd animal. Generates experience points. Increased experience points generation when tasked to a Sacred Field.โ€
—In-game description (the next two sentences are also used by other Indian livestock)

The Sacred Cow is a herdable animal in Age of Empires III that is unique to the Indians and can be trained at the Sacred Field.

Indian Villagers cannot gather food from herdable animals like Sacred Cows, which generate XP instead. This rate can be increased by tasking them to Sacred Fields.

Sacred Cows can be captured by non-Indian players, in which case they will behave like regular Cows.

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Indians[]

Card Description Age
Indian Home City 4 (Goraksha) Goraksha Livestock generates +80% XP and Sacred Cows cost -25 food, +1 Villager
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Indian Home City 2(Grazing) Grazing Camel units (Sowars, Zamburaks, Berber Camel Riders and Gatling Camels) generate 0.05 food per second; Elephant units (Indian Monks, Mahout Lancers, Howdahs, Flail Elephants, Siege Elephants, and War Elephants) generate 0.1 wood per second; Sacred Cows generate 0.075 coin per second, +1 Hindu Villager
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Trivia[]

  • The Sacred Cow is a reference to the fact that Hinduism considers cattle (cows and bulls) as sacred animals. For this reason, their meat isn't eaten by Hindus, but their milk is often used in religious rituals. Also, it is generally considered that killing a cattle, whether intentionally or accidentally, counts as a mortal sin in Hinduism – almost equal to a murder (as the Sacred Field's in-game history section states).
    • Because of this, cows often roam free in busy streets of major cities in modern-day India such as Delhi and Mumbai; there is a common misconception that if one blocks a road, traffic builds up or people move around it, although in reality this is rarely the case.

Gallery[]

Animals in Age of Empires III
Land
HerdablesCow aoe3de Cow ยท Goat aoe3de Goat ยท Llama aoe3de Llama ยท Cow aoe3de Sacred Cow ยท Sanga aoe3de Sanga Cattle ยท Sheep aoe3de Sheep ยท Water buffalo aoe3de Water Buffalo ยท Yak portrait aoe3de Yak ยท Aoe3de zebu Zebu Cattle ยท Sanga aoe3de Big Benny
HuntablesBighorn sheep aoe3de Bighorn Sheep ยท Bison aoe3de Bison ยท Capybara aoe3de Capybara ยท Caribou aoe3de Caribou ยท Deer aoe3de Deer ยท Elephant aoe3de Elephant ยท Elk aoe3de Elk ยท Gazelle portrait Gazelle ยท Giant salamander aoe3de Giant Salamander ยท Giraffe portrait Giraffe ยท Guanaco aoe3de Guanaco ยท Ibex aoe3de Ibex ยท Marco polo sheep aoe3de Marco Polo Sheep ยท Moose aoe3de Moose ยท Musk deer aoe3de Musk Deer ยท Musk ox aoe3de Musk Ox ยท Nilgai aoe3de Nilgai ยท Ostrich portrait aoe3de Ostrich ยท Pronghorn aoe3de Pronghorn ยท Rhea aoe3de Rhea ยท Saiga aoe3de Saiga ยท Serow aoe3de Serow ยท Tapir aoe3de Tapir ยท Turkey aoe3de Turkey ยท Zebra portrait aoe3de Zebra
Treasure guardiansAlligator aoe3de Alligator ยท Tibetan macaque aoe3de Baboon ยท Black bear aoe3de Black Bear ยท Black panther aoe3de Black Panther ยท Beast portrait Beast ยท Beast portrait Beast of Gรฉvaudan ยท Grizzly aoe3de Brown Bear ยท Cougar aoe3de Cougar ยท Pet wolf aoe3de Coyote ยท Alligator aoe3de Crocodile ยท Elephant aoe3de Elephant ยท Ethiopian Wolf portrait Ethiopian Wolf ยท Grizzly aoe3de Grizzly Bear ยท Hippo portrait Hippo ยท Honey Badger portrait Honey Badger ยท Hyena portrait aoe3de Hyena ยท Jaguar pet aoe3de Jaguar ยท Jaguar pet aoe3de Leopard ยท Lion aoe3de Lion ยท Liontailed macaque aoe3de Lion-Tailed Macaque ยท Guardian dog portrait Mad Dog ยท Monitor lizard aoe3de Monitor Lizard ยท Orangutan portrait aoe3de Orangutan ยท Panda portrait aoe3de Panda ยท Polar bear aoe3de portrait Polar Bear ยท Rhino aoe3de Rhinoceros ยท Snow leopard aoe3de Snow Leopard ยท Snowmonkey aoe3de Snow Monkey ยท Tibetan macaque aoe3de Tibetan Macaque ยท Tiger icon aoe3de Tiger ยท Warthog portrait Warthog
Unknown-exclusiveAoe3de zebu Cash Cow ยท Aoe3de zebu Wood Cattle
MilitaryWar dog aoe3de Dog ยท Turkey scout portrait aoe3de Intrepid Turkey Scout ยท Sheep aoe3de Lamb of the Creator ยท Pet wolf aoe3de Tengri Wolf
Water
Treasure guardiansAlligator aoe3de Alligator ยท Hippo portrait Hippo ยท Greatwhiteshark aoe3de Great White Shark ยท Orca aoe3de Orca ยท White tiger aoe3de White Tiger ยท Warthog portrait Wild Boar ยท Pet wolf aoe3de Wolf
FishBass aoe3de Bass ยท Carp portrait aoe3de Carp ยท Catfish portrait aoe3de Catfish ยท Cod portrait aoe3de Cod ยท Mahi portrait aoe3de Mahi-mahi ยท Mola mola portrait aoe3de Mola Mola ยท Salmon aoe3de Salmon ยท Sardine portrait aoe3de Sardines ยท Squid portrait aoe3de Squid ยท Tarpon portrait aoe3de Tarpon ยท Tuna aoe3de Tuna
WhalesBeluga whale portrait aoe3de Beluga Whale ยท Whale humpback portrait aoe3de Humpback Whale ยท Minke whale portrait aoe3de Minke Whale
Air
Bird ยท Bird unit icon AoE3DE Bird (unit)
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