00:31 Cows Swept Away in Hurricane Dorian Found Alive on Outer Banks Cows swept out to sea during a sort of mini-tsunami in Hurricane Dorian are found alive in North Carolina’s Outer Banks.

At a Glance The animals were part of a wild herd known as the "Sea Cows."

They appear to be unscathed by their ordeal. If these cows could talk, what a story they'd have to tell.

Three brave bovines are believed to have been swept by Hurricane Dorian from their home on Cedar Island off the North Carolina coast to Cape Lookout National Seashore, about 4 miles away across the Core Sound.

One of the cows was spotted wandering federal land about a month after Dorian lashed the Outer Banks with heavy winds and storm surge on Sept. 6 , according to the Charlotte Observer. The other two were found in recent weeks. All three are on another island within the national seashore.

The cows, part of a wild herd affectionately known as the "Sea Cows" that normally lives on private land, were likely washed offshore when the storm surge from Dorian rushed back into the sound, Cape Lookout Spokesman B. G. Horvat told McClatchy news group.

"Who knows exactly, but the cows certainly have a gripping story to share," Horvat said.

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The rest of the herd, which numbered as many as 20, is believed to have died. At least 28 wild horses were also killed during Dorian's wrath.

"It's a tremendous story of how they made it ," Horvat told the New York Times.

Plans are being made to send the cows back home to Cedar Island, but it's not clear when or if that might happen.

For now, Horvat said, the cows appear to be happy in their new home.

"Ever since they found each other, they have been hanging out together," Horvat said. "They are just grazing on the North Core Island."

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