I think someone is assuming too much intelligence for a cow.
No, they where praying to the cow God.
Now, they're on a mission to destroy the human race, by farting methane into the astmosphere.
You are obviously not aware that ley lines zig zag. That is why the orientation of the cows in your picture appears to be random.
do they really all face north individually or because of being a herding animal, face the same direction?
that suggests a leader!