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They like to keep their butts to the wind....especially if it's cold. If it is cold they'll stand with their sides facing the sun to help keep them warmer. Maybe that's what you're seeing.
It is not unusual for me to see an older cow licking on her now adult daughter who we have kept in the herd. They are not dumb creatures. Out in the pastures when most of the herd is off grazing there will be one or two cows who remain behind with the "nursery" of new calves.