Highway 491, New Mexico: Dead Cow

More accurately, the dead cow was off of Highway 491 - the paved road that goes by Shiprock. The geologic feature, not the town.

Dead cow, off Highway 491, near Shiprock, New Mexico

Dead cow, off Highway 491, near Shiprock, New Mexico

I think I saw part of its rib cage farther out in the field.

I wonder how it died.